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John Key prancing

If you are going to the Big Gay Out on the 13th February maybe you can ask the New Zealand Prime Minister about his prancing catwalk episode. Funny or not? What do you think? Here is what some think over on the Standard

NZAF welcomes papal shift on condoms

As World AIDS Day approaches, Pope Benedict XVI’s comments that condom use in certain situations to prevent the transmission of HIV is acceptable has been welcomed by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) as the beginning of a shift in the Vatican’s previously hard-line stance on condom use. Rachael Le Mesurier, NZAF Executive Director says: […]

Same-Sex Couple Adoption – Talk By Claudia Geiringer, 19 August

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

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 […]

Gay claims in employment case

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

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 […]

Anglican Church not sure of proposed same-sex policy

Anglican Church not sure of proposed same-sex policy

The Anglican Church in New Zealand is reported as been split by a proposed international policy, which will address the issue of same-sex relationships. The proposed covenant aims to provide the church with an international direction on the issue of same-sex relationships. Radio New Zealand reported that “Archibishop David Moxon says the synod is trying […]

Lessons learnt from contemporary moral panics – Auckland May 18

Lessons learnt from contemporary moral panics – Auckland May 18

Moral and sex panics have been employed on a national scale to undermine sexual, gender and reproductive rights according to an American authority on sexuality. Professor Gilbert Herdt from San Francisco State University will give a public lecture at The University of Auckland this month on the lessons learnt around moral and sexual panic from […]

Kiwi Olympian comes out

New Zealand short track speed skater Blake Skjellerup, who competed in the Vancouver Olympics, has come out as gay in an interview with writer Lee Suckling in DNA Skjellerup says that he walked around Vancouver during the Games hand in hand with his boyfriend and also visited PRIDE House, the gay meeting place at Whistler. […]

Topp Twins Honoured

Topp Twins Honoured

Lynda and Jools Topp received honorary Masters of Art (Music) degrees from Wintec last week recognising their many years of performance. “(The Waikato) is our home town of course, so it’s pretty exciting,” Jools said to the Waikato Times. Read More: Topps tops in ‘university of life’ – Waikato Times Topp Twins Facebook

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