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Sperm and egg donors needed - 6-Oct-2008

The simple fact of life for the Otago Fertility Service is that it is desperately short of sperm and egg donors. The fertility service shares the same floor as the maternity ward at Dunedin Hospital, with expectant mothers turning right from the lifts - and hopeful mothers heading in the opposite direction. Read the full story/Visit the site - Otago Daily Times

First local cases of rare STD - 20-Jul-2008

An extremely rare sexually transmitted disease that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe and the United States has hit New Zealand. Read the full story/Visit the site - Sunday Star Times Related Site - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Blood ban on men who have sex with men cut - 17-Jun-2008

An independent review panel has recommended that the New Zealand ban on blood donations from men who have had anal or oral sex with other men should be cut from 10 to five years. Read the full story/Visit the site - Stuff Website Related Site - NZ Blood Service

Access to Medicines NGO Coalition - Response to the Budget - 26-May-2008

In Thursday's budget $8.8 million has been allocated to improve medicines sector infrastructure over the next four years. This includes the development and implementation of the national medicines formulary as was identified in 'Actioning Medicines New Zealand' released in December 2007. Read the full story/Visit the site

Wairarapa lesbian has perfect spot for 'old dykes' home' - 30-Oct-2007

Wairarapa lesbian Aggie Jakubska believes she has the perfect spot for "an old dykes' rest home" and thinks it will be up and running in her lifetime. Read the full story/Visit the site - Wairarapa Times–Age

Outline out here out there - 7-Oct-2007

"After 35 years being known as the Auckland Gay and Lesbian Welfare Group Incorporated and using the names Gayline and Lesbianline, changes are in the air" says General Manager Neil Denney. "After months of consultation with our members and many hours of meetings we have officially become ‘Outline NZ’ with our members voting to ratify the change of name this week" he said today. Read the full story/Visit the site - Outline

Government sweeps same sex domestic violence in to the closet - 7-Oct-2007

"Domestic violence is a problem for all members of the community" says Neil Denney, General Manager for the Auckland Gay and Lesbian Welfare Group. Read the full story/Visit the site - Outline NZ

Differing cultural attitudes to sexual identity - 31-Oct-2006

Asian lesbians, gays and bisexuals in New Zealand are less open about their sexuality because of differing cultural attitudes - a fact that social and health workers need to be aware of in order to effectively help Asian clients, says a new report. Read the full story/Visit the site - Lavender Islands Survey

Topp Twin speaks out after mastectomy to dispel breast cancer fears - 16-Oct-2006

One of the Topp Twins, Jools Topp, is recovering after a mastectomy operation a fortnight ago and says the experience requires positive thinking. Read the full story/Visit the site - Radio NZ Related Site - Topp Twins

Syphilis makes a comeback in NZ - 17-May-2006

Infectious syphilis – rarely seen in New Zealand for decades – now appears to be spreading faster than any other sexually transmitted disease, and has the potential to become a serious public health threat, doctors warn. Read the full story/Visit the site - Stuff Website

Donors put conditions on sperm - 28-Jan-2006

A sperm shortage has been exacerbated by some male donors refusing to let single women and lesbians use their contributions. Read the full story/Visit the site - Dominion Post

Gay men 'not fit to be donors' - 21-Jan-2006

Despite a sperm donor shortage, gay men are being barred from donating in New Zealand. Read the full story/Visit the site - Dominion Post

Gay sperm donors turned away - 21-Jan-2006

Fertility clinics are turning down sperm donations from gay men because of Australian regulations aimed at curbing the spread of HIV, a fertility specialist says. Read the full story/Visit the site - TVNZ

Pain of prostitution protest - 6-Sep-2005

A campaigner who tries to help sex workers improve their lives says Thursday night's rally against street prostitution at Hunters Corner was a witchhunt that will do little to solve the problem. Mama Tere Strickland says the rally was horrible, with people cursing and running down working girls Read the full story/Visit the site - Manukau Courier

Transsexual lashes out at Taranaki 'bigots' - 31-Aug-2005

Vicki Harvey, Opunake's most famous transsexual, says she has been declined her sex-change surgery "due to the existence of contra medical conditions". The 73-year-old ex-soldier, who made international news this month with her revelations in the Taranaki Daily News would not elaborate. Read the full story/Visit the site - Taranaki Daily News

Outrage as transsexual seeks Govt-funded op - 22-Aug-2005

Taranaki transsexual Vicki Harvey, 73, has sparked political outrage in her bid for a state-funded $30,000 sex-change operation. National's health spokesman Paul Hutchison said most New Zealanders would be appalled the Government was funding such surgery while people lined up for hip, hernia and gall bladder surgery. Read the full story/Visit the site - Taranaki Daily News

Government to fund sex change operation - 20-Aug-2005

Vicki Harvey, Opunake's most visible transsexual, has an appointment with destiny. In November, she goes to see a plastic surgeon in Christchurch, from where she will take the final step towards completing her transition to womanhood. Read the full story/Visit the site - Taranaki Daily News

NZ's macho culture 'bad for gays' - 2-Aug-2005

New Zealand's "macho culture" is to blame for the fact young gay men suffer five times the mental health problems of their heterosexual counterparts, an advocacy group says. The New Zealand Aids Foundation said a study released yesterday supported the organisation's long-held contention that young gay people were more at risk of mental health problems. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald Related Site - Christchurch School of Medicine

Young gays at increased risk of developing mental health problems - 1-Aug-2005

Research by Otago University’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences suggests that young people with a predominently homosexual orientation have significantly greater risk of developing mental health problems than their heterosexual counterparts. The latest research paper from the long running Christchurch Health and Development Study, examines a sample of nearly 1000 Christchurch born young people. It shows that homosexual activity and orientation are associated with increasing rates of depression, anxiety, illicit drug dependence, suicidal thoughts and attempts. Read the full story/Visit the site - Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Sexual disease second only to flu - 10-Jun-2005

Chlamydia is now New Zealand's second most common infectious disease behind the flu, a new report reveals. Environmental Science and Research's 2004 annual report on sexually transmitted infections shows children as young as 12 are being diagnosed as having sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhoea and chlamydia, that can have serious long-term consequences including infertility. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

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