Category: News

Jul 21
20th International AIDS Conference – Tributes paid to lost colleagues aboard flight MH 17

Tributes were paid last night at the opening session of the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne Australia to the six delegates who lost their lives aboard flight MH17. A one minute global moment of remembrance was held in their honour with eleven former, present and future Presidents of the International AIDS Society onstage together […]

Jul 17
Commonwealth Games Shocking Anti-Gay Stats

The games take over Glasgow from 23 July – 3 August with most of the competing countries still punishing homosexuality. 42 of the 53 countries that are participating in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games still criminalise homosexuality. All eight Asian countries attending the Scotland Games discriminate, with penalties for same sex intercourse ranging from 20 years […]

Jul 16
‘Poof’ and it’s Back!

Three months after a well publicised name-change owner operator Wayne Clark returned Ponsonby Road’s Poof bar back to it’s original title, following community support. The announcement came in late April that owner Wayne Clark was changing the name of his recently opened boutique bar from Poof to POP on Ponsonby following pressure from the general public. […]

Jul 15
Stats NZ to Develop Standardised Approach to Gender Identity

Statistics NZ invites you to comment on developing a consistent way of measuring and using gender identity data. This complex topic has waged much debate and whilst these discussions have happened Statistics NZ recognises there is no one universal definition standard for gender identity. Statistics NZ’ concept is set out as below. ‘The proposed concept […]

Jul 14
Ian Thorpe – ‘ I’m comfortable to say I’m a gay man’

Broadcasting veteran Sir Michael Parkinson quizzed Australian five time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe. After years of endless speculation Thorpe, 31 has found the courage to come out of the closet speaking to talk show legend Sir Michael Parkinson. “I’m comfortable to say I’m a gay man,” says the Olympian. ”I thought the lie had […]

Jul 14
Greens – John Key Must Clarify His Stance on Marriage Equality

John Key has left many with the impression he will repeal marriage equality if elected into Parliament again, said the Green Party on Friday. Reports have emerged that at a meeting with Pacific church leaders in Mangere, on Tuesday, many attendees walked away from the meeting with the notion that the Prime Minster would repeal […]

Jul 12
Join The NZAF Crew and Run The Auckland Marathon

This year the team at the New Zealand AIDS Foundation are putting up their hands to participate in the Auckland Marathon and fundraise for the expansion of their HIV prevention and support services. With Auckland Marathon as a charity partner NZAF are looking for members of the community to become “Golden Runners” to participate and […]

Jul 11
The Same Sez Marriage

ONE STATE WIVES: Dr Cindy Killion and wife Beth enjoy the Wellington cafe scene. The couple hopes that one day soon their marriage will be recognised in all of the United States of America.  Gays and lesbians have it pretty easy in New Zealand, a visiting academic from the USA says. Winona State University professor […]