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Legalise Love’s day of memorial last Saturday for victims of homophobia around the world, and especially the nine who lost their lives in the United States in September 2010, was a huge success, with people in Cuba Mall flocking to add their hand outlines to the group’s visual statement against homophobia. Passers-by were asked to [...]
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Today is World Health Organisation International Day of Older Persons. WHO highlights that people over 60 are becoming a larger percentage of the population who are increasingly playing a critical role – through volunteer work, transmitting experience and knowledge, helping their families with caring responsibilities and increasing their participation in the paid labour force. For [...]
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On 1st October, LegaliseLove will pay tribute to victims of homophobia all around the world. From 11am until 4pm at Cuba Mall in Wellington, we will be asking passers-by to take time out of their day to write a short message of support against homophobia, or leave an outline of their hand, on the fabric [...]
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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 [...]
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Growing up isolated, marginalised and unhappy in rural New Zealand has shaped the way Seb Stewart has approached his life. Thanks to the 2011 World of Difference programme run by the Vodafone New Zealand Foundation Seb will have his salary and expenses paid for a year as he looks to continue the work Q-Youth has [...]
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04 December · 20:00 – 23:30 Location: Melville Hall Hamilton For all Gay Singles, Couples, Men and Women of all ages. This is the first of many dances in Hamilton and it is promised it will a fantastic night! These dances will be happening every month – a great chance to get out, have fun, [...]
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The LGBTTI community all over the world remembers and honours those who died from anti-transgender violence and bullying on the 20th of November. Even today, the deaths of those based on anti-transgender hatred or prejudice are largely ignored. Hamilton, the city with a statue of Riff-Raff in its CDB, will join in the world-wide commemoration [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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A new group in Marlborough is providing a support network for gay, transgender, intersex and questioning youth reported The Marlborough Express this week. Qyouth meets once a week during school term time at the HQ youth centre. It is aimed at 12 to 19-year-olds. Marlborough Police diversity liaison officer Kirstin Norton said the meetings provided [...]
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