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The newly sworn in Labor government in Victoria has appointed Martin Foley as Minister of equality and marks the first time an Australian government has ever had a dedicated Minister overseeing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues. Daniel Andrew’s new Labor government in Victoria has gotten straight to work delivering on it’s promises to Victoria’s GLBT […]
Matthew Muir becomes New Zealand’s first openly gay high court judge. Matthew Muir was sworn by Chief Justice Sian Elias at a private ceremony in Auckland yesterday. Muir has degrees from the University of Auckland and the University of Virginia and has previously practiced commercial law in Auckland. In the swearing in, Chief Justice Elias […]
A new Auckland Pride festival director has been announced. Ta’i Paitai has been confirmed as the new director, taking over the position from Julian Cook., following Cook’s resignation just last month. The past few weeks have seen turbulent times for the Auckland Pride board, with Cook’s resignation and the departure last week of board member […]
Fears that there may not be a Mr Gay New Zealand 2015 if new sponsor is not found. The brand is strong, with two previous Mr Gay New Zealand winners, Andreas Derleth and Chris Olwage, going on to win Mr Gay World. The event has previously been run by the previous year’s winner, but Wireless Nation […]
A video of an extremist Christian pastor’s rant in the US calling for the mass extermination of gay people for an AIDS-free Christmas has gone viral. Steve Anderson delivered the sermon the day before World AIDS Day at his Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona. In his hour-long rant, Anderson claimed the Bible states that […]
Former Auckland Pride board member Lexi Matheson who just last week resigned, has told express that she is unsure whether or not major Auckland Pride events will even go ahead. When asked about the 2015 programme, Matheson says that she is “not sure” some of the major events would even happen. “The last few weeks […]
A higher than usual rate of syphilis cases is no longer limited to the Waikato, with a surge in syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men now being reported in the Auckland region as well. The number of syphilis cases has increased approximately 70% compared to prior year, with a large number of those cases […]
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has again poured cold water on the latest attempt to allow coalition MPs and senators a conscience vote on the issue of marriage equality. Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm last week introduced a private bill to allow same-sex marriage, leading to renewed calls for Mr Abbott to allow coalition MPs and […]