To All The Boys We’ve Loved Before
The Homophones are Wellington’s Gay Men’s Chorus. The choir was established in 2008 and over the last three years has performed at the Outtakes Festival, the Aids Candlelight Memorial, and given their own concerts. Earlier this year they flew to Auckland to take part in the Out and Loud choral festival, a gathering of gay […]
Outgames early bird discounts till end of the month
If you haven’t registered for the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames then you have till the 31st October to make savings with earlybird fees for the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. Hundreds of people from 7 countries have signed up so far, with numbers in some sports running well ahead of forecast. Athletes are travelling from as far away […]
Same-Sex Couple Adoption – Talk By Claudia Geiringer, 19 August
Rainbow Wellington has arranged for Claudia Geiringer to speak to us on this subject on Thursday 19 August at Kitty O’Shea’s, 28, Courtenay Place, starting at 6 pm. The upstairs bar will be open for drinks from 5.30. Claudia is the barrister who won the recent landmark Court case for de facto heterosexual couple adoption. […]
Adoption ok for de facto couples
The definition of spouse was recently decided in the High Court case Re: A.M.M. and K.J.O. The decision arose from an appeal from a decision involving an opposite sex de facto couple in the Family Court. The High Court has ruled that the term “spouse” nowadays must be taken to include “a man and a […]
Get your glad rags ready
Tickets for NZAF’s 25th anniversary dinner in Wellington are now on sale. The dinner is being held on Saturday 24th July at the Roxy Cafe in Cuba Street, from 7-11pm. Special guest speaker Bill Hastings, the former Chief Censor, will be joining guests for a night of fun and fabulous fundraising. Entertainment includes a quiz […]
Miss Galaxy Launches Groundbreaking New Plan From Tonga/New Zealand Partnership
Miss Tara, the 2010-2011 Miss Galaxy Queen, was crowned at the largest annual pageant in Tonga on Friday 9 July 2010. The pageant kicked off on Saturday 3 July with a spectacular condom parade and attracted crowds of approximately 2000 people each night. The Miss Galaxy Queen pageant showcases the social, creative and educational skills […]
Wellington Regains Hui Takatapui and National Takatapui Awards
The Wellington Takatāpui community in partnership with the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) are proud to bring Hui Takatāpui and the National Takatāpui Awards to Wellington in 2010. Hui Takatāpui is the single biggest gathering for takatāpui from across the country and will be held at Pipitea Marae on 29-31 October 2010. An annual event, […]
Gay claims in employment case
The Dominion Post has reported on an employment case in which allegations of “gayness” are central when two officers were sacked for leaking information to the Christchurch press. The Dominion Post reported: Evidence shows officers at the airport were concerned about a gay officer, described as “flamboyant”, who allegedly sought more than his share of […]
Q+A: Charles Chauvel, Grant Robertson interview
Charles Chauvel and Grant Robertson were recently promoted on the Labour opposition front bench with Charles Chauvel moved to the front bench, and Grant Robertson to the second row. As both gay MPs they were interviewed on TVNZ Q&A by Paul Holmes. PAUL Chris Carter said a while back he’s been persecuted by the public […]
Calling All Gay Men To Kiss And Tell
The creators of the all new Gay cabaret show Songs for Guy are calling on men to submit personal short stories, thoughts, beliefs and anecdotes that reflect their experience of living and growing up as a gay NZ male. In the same vein as the classic Broadway musical A Chorus Line combined personal stories with […]
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