Category: News
The UK Government is facing criticism for the amount of compensation being offered to LGBTQ+ veterans who suffered mistreatment while serving in the British armed forces. Last year, the UK government released an Independent Review into the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the military, which included recommendations for compensating those affected. However, Fighting with Pride, […]
Craig Young explores the legislation intended to reform New Zealand’s surrogacy laws. The Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill provides the following amendments to existing parliamentary acts. The Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 is amended so that while it will remain illegal to undertake a commercial surrogacy transaction within New Zealand, it will now be […]
The queer women behind, We Were Dangerous, writer Maddie Dai and director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, discuss the personal inspirations behind this timely tale of autonomy, freedom and independent spirit. Filmed in Christchurch, We Were Dangerous tells the story of Nellie, Daisy and Lou, three girls labelled to be so uncivilised that they are sent to a school […]
In a disheartening act of vandalism, approximately 29 Winter Pride-branded flags were removed or stolen across Queenstown just days before the ten days of celebration kickoff. These flags, installed as part of the Winter Pride celebrations, were intended to symbolize inclusion, diversity, and support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Their removal sends a troubling message, raising […]
A Russian consumer protection official has claimed that mpox (monkeypox) won’t be a problem for the country due to its “traditional values” – specifically, its hostility towards LGBTQ+ individuals. Anna Popova, head of the consumer watchdog agency Rospotrebnadzor, expressed confidence that Russia’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues would prevent the spread of mpox in the country. […]
Historian Gareth Watkins highlights August dates that are significant for Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ communities. 24 August 1976 The NZ Truth tabloid newspaper began a 6-week campaign to publicly out National MP Marilyn Waring. Its first front-page headline read, “MP’s Odd Love Affair.” The story reported that Waring’s lover was a “mother of three who left her husband […]
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to allow President Joe Biden’s administration to enforce a significant part of a new rule aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged the measure. The justices rejected the administration’s request to partially lift lower court injunctions, which had blocked […]
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has appointed Dr Stephen Rainbow as head of the anti-discrimination Human Rights Commission. Craig Young assesses what the appointment of a centre-right gay man, means for the commission. At sixty-three, Rainbow has had a broad spectrum of political affiliations, starting with Labour in the eighties and the Greens in the nineties, […]