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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia 2020 – #IDAHOBIT2020

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia 2020 – #IDAHOBIT2020

Today is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia which first started in 2004 to draw attention to the violence & discrimination experienced by LGBTI people & all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, & characteristics. #IDAHOBIT2020 is a day to draw attention to the alarming situation faced by queer, gender-diverse […]

Rainbow Youth Seeks Board Members

Rainbow Youth Seeks Board Members

Rainbow Youth are looking for young people aged 13-27, anywhere in NZ to join their board starting from June 2020. They’ll make sure you have all the tools to do your best, you just have to be motivated and passionate about our kaupapa. More info here, please share this around! https://ry.org.nz/what-we-do/ryboard We're looking for young […]

Te Papa – LGBTQI+ histories of Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Papa – LGBTQI+ histories of Aotearoa New Zealand

Te Papa have launched an LGBTQI+ histories of Aotearoa New Zealand | Kōrero takatāpui ki Aotearoa. It’s an online space where you can explore queer objects, artworks, and stories from the collections, and discover more about the rich histories of Aotearoa’s LGBTQI+ communities and icons. It’s a space that will grow over time, and one […]

Headquarters Viaduct have many Friends in the Rainbow Community

Headquarters Viaduct have many Friends in the Rainbow Community

Headquarters Viaduct continues to defend the delete posted and has now confirmed they have many friends in the rainbow community. The owner clearly has some issues with the current government, the NZ Media, and a large number of people in New Zealand. They do however believe some overseas media and are clearly experts. To quote […]

Queer Men want to give blood, Queer Men want to save lives

Queer Men want to give blood, Queer Men want to save lives

A petition to change New Zealand Blood Bank policy has been organised by Troy Mihaka, co-founder of Integrity New Zealand; and Luke Redward, queer rights advocate. Both are based in Wellington, New Zealand. The background to the petition is below with the petition and more details on the petition website. To treat heterosexual blood as […]

Facebook Homophobic Rant – HeadQuarters Viaduct, Auckland

Facebook Homophobic Rant – HeadQuarters Viaduct, Auckland

In a deleted post on Facebook HeadQuarters Viaduct page, a claim was made that South Korea’s outbreak wasn’t caused by bars like his, but rather by “gay dungeon bars”. While we can’t attribute it to Leo Molloy the owner many have noted that it definitely seems to be typical of his style. Funny that the […]

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial – 17 May 2020

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial – 17 May 2020

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is a time for all of us to remember the many lives lost to AIDS. It is an opportunity to honour those who dedicated their lives to helping people living with and affected by HIV and continue to mobilise our communities in solidarity. This year the Memorial will be marked […]

Addition Support for OUTline

Addition Support for OUTline

Health Minister David Clark has announced $3.5 million in funding for organisations supporting vulnerable group. David Clark said “In addition to the mental health and wellbeing support tools we launched recently for all Kiwis, extra support is being given to people who are vulnerable or more at risk. That boost has already made a significant […]

Winter Pride 2020 Registration Of Interest

Winter Pride 2020 Registration Of Interest

Winter Pride 2020 registration of interest for enabling passes are now available. Winter Pride 2020 will be held from Friday 28th August until Sunday 6th of September in Queenstown, New Zealand, under Alert Level 2 guidelines (outlined in the registration form). This means at this stage it is a DOMESTIC ONLY FESTIVAL! With limited capacity […]

Winter Pride – 28 August to 6 September 2020

Winter Pride – 28 August to 6 September 2020

Some exciting news today from Queenstown. Winter Pride 2020 will now proceed on 28 August to 6 September 2020 Exclusive Enabling Passes registration coming very soon on Winter Pride Facebook page. Check out our latest video updates on Facebook for all the details. Check out Winter Pride NZ facebook for more details.