Legalise Love Facebook page launched
During the Queer the Night march a facebook page has been launched LEGALISELOVE.ORG.NZ. This is step one in a multi step campaign that will result in New Zealand LGBT citizens having full human human rights in regards to Marriage, Adoption, and protection from discrimination in schools and the workplace. In late august they will launch […]
Queer The Night Report – The Hand Mirror
Another report from the Queer the Night march in Wellington – This time from The Hand Mirror blog They also had links to some videos below:
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 […]
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 […]
John Key Regrets Cat Walk
John Key regrets walking down the catwalk at the Rugby World Cup uniform launch. He told TV One Breakfast “I responded to the crowd last week, I was having a bit of fun, but I shouldn’t have done that in my view, that was probably a bit stupid.” “But unfortunately I get put in a […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Beyer may contest Masterton Mayoralty
It was reported in the Wairarapa Times Age that Georgina Beyer is considering running for the Masterton Mayoralty. Beyer is now working for Michael Hill Jewellers, after leaving political office three years ago, but it was reported that she believes she can put her experience to help the Wairarapa region. Georgina Beyer was Mayor of […]
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