Queer the Night March a Success
Around 300 people turned up for the Queer the Night March in Wellington to protest against homophobic violence. The protest organisers included activist Kassie Hartendorp and drag queen and activist Brendan Goudswaard, 26, who was attacked in Vivian St at the end of February. More reports and details: Dominion Post Report Jordan Carter’s Just left […]
Community groups to benefit from Outgames financial surplus
Organisers of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames are poised to announced a large financial surplus from the event, and LGBTI community groups will be able to apply for a share of this money. “While we still have a little way to go before we can release final figures for the event, we can say that the […]
The role of work in preventing HIV/AIDS must be recognised
The CTU Out@Work Council is asking the Government to support a statement recognising the importance of work in the fight against HIV/Aids, at a high level UN meeting that is taking place in New York now. “It has been 30 years since the first case of AIDS was identified and HIV/AIDS is still having a devastating social and economic impact […]
Prime Minister Endorses National Diversity Tour
(from left to right) Seb Stewart, Blake Skjellerup, John Key, Tabby Besley and Thomas Hamilton. Prime Minister, John Key is backing a nationwide diversity tour in response to more than 3,000 letters written by Kiwi youth on Pink Shirt Day, an initiative to stamp out bullying. Starting June 7th, Olympian Blake Skjellerup and Q-Youth Executive […]
Queer the Night – Wellington 9 June
On Thursday 9th June a march will be held through Wellington city to stop homophobia and transphobia on our streets. Queer the Night was inspired by the Reclaim the Night philosophy and initiated in response to a couple of recent incidents where members of the queer community were assaulted in central Wellington. To many, these […]
Out Takes Film Festival Opens tonight
This week reaches the pinnacle of months worth of planning – the opening of Out Takes 2011: A Reel Queer Film Festival. What a year it’s been! With natural disasters and nuclear meltdown providing the icing on top of the recession cake, we could sure all do with a break from it all. And what […]
Fabulous opportunity for gay male writers
Men who love men and want to write about it are being presented with a unique oppportunity to develop their skills at a writers retreat near Takaka in July. Fabulous Arts Aotearoa New Zealand (FAANZ) is seeking applications for a limited number of places for New Zealand’s first MSM (Men Scribbling Men) seven-day writing […]
Amazing Outgames Facts – Behind the scenes
Events such as the Asia Pacific Games don’t happen by magic but involve a lot of volunteers, money and time and energy. Here is some interesting facts about the March 2011 games. Businesses owned by GLBT people have donated NZ$347,420 worth of goods and services to the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. That’s just one of the […]
No late fees for Outgames
Good news for people yet to register for the sports competition or human rights conference at the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames – the organisers have decided not to add any late fee to registrations. “Registrations have been running ahead of forecast for the last four months,” Co-chair David Hindley says, “and that has left our budget […]
Auckland Central MP wants an Auckland Mardi Gras
Big Gay Out has become a great day out, not just for the LGBT community but for Aucklanders from different communities. The stalls, great food, music and general entertainment provided at the fair makes it a truly fabulous day out for everyone who attends. It is a tribute to the New Zealand Aids Foundation and […]
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