On 17 May 2018 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia Alongside the rainbow flag are the trans, bi, and intersex flags – the first time the intersex flag has been flown by a national parliament. Usually our flags #OnTheForecourt welcome international visitors, but today we’re flying the #LGBTI flags for the International Day […]
A statement on behalf of the Heroes Rugby Team regarding the recent comments made by Israel Folau. Israel Folau has been in the press recently due to comments he has made on his social media to his thousands of followers about “Gods plan for homosexuals”. He was asked a direct question and answered according to […]
Join Walk Tours NZ and Pridenz.com on this 90-minute walk tour of inner city Wellington, New Zealand. Most of the walk is on the flat using accessible public footpaths, although there is a section where we will take the steps down from Parliament to The Terrace and then from The Terrace down steps to Lambton […]
Israel Folau (a Wallabies rugby star) has been in the news for saying “all gays will go to hell”. The funny thing is of course is that Folau is a very wealthy man managing to buy a small house in Sydney in 2015 for a cool million or 2 which has some interesting implications about […]
While consensual sex between men aged 16 and over has been legal in New Zealand since 1986, men with historical homosexual convictions can face ongoing stigma and prejudice. The Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Act 2018 came into force on 10 April 2018. It sets up a scheme to expunge (wipe) […]
Parliament has changed the law so New Zealand men with historical homosexual convictions can have them wiped from their criminal records. Consensual sex between men aged 16 and over was decriminalised in 1986, but convictions for offences before that time remained on record and could appear in criminal history checks. The bill was introduced in […]
Stephen Berry writing in The Spinoff asks with Truvada costing $900 a month, should Pharmac be subsidising it when generics are available for just $1 a day? Berry’s key points are: It is expensive – $900 a month versus generic PrEP at a cost of $1 a day ( NZAF suggest import cost of $50 […]
The Justice Committee has reported on the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill & Petition 2014/69 of Wiremu Demchick and 2,111 others. Compensation was noted as a point of difference from submissions received. The Justice Committee recommended that no compensation be paid as per Section 22 of the bill with the […]
Justin Lester, Mayor of Wellington City, announced on the eve of the Wellington Pride Parade a Rainbow Crossing will be installed later this year in Wellington City. This Rainbow Crossing, which will be installed on Cuba/Dixon Streets is something Wellington City Council have been working on for a while and has strong community support. Stuff: […]
Some highlights from Social Media on International Women’s Day and the celebration of 125 years since women were granted the right to vote – #Suffrage125 It’s #InternationalWomensDay! Today we’re remembering trailblazing NZ women, like NZ’s 1st woman MP, Elizabeth Reid McCombs #Suffrage125 #HeTohu https://t.co/snXWvNvqZw — Archives New Zealand (@ArchivesNZ) March 7, 2018 Happy International Women’s […]
