A new poll shows a majority of New Zealanders are in favour of same-sex marriage, which researchers say shows attitudes are ahead of legislation, reports GayNZ. Research New Zealand asked a question in its most recent social poll to establish the attitudes of New Zealanders to same sex marriages.
A primary school teacher from New Zealand has asked his pupil’s not to use the word ‘GAY’
Warren Bowers who did his masters degree on homosexuality in education made the statement that from research it appears New Zealand children and teenagers seemed to use "gay" as a negative colloquial, dismissive and disrespectful, or lame term perhaps a lot more than school children in other countries.
All too often we hear news of various churches protesting about gays, about gays in the church, about equality and so on, that it comes as a surprise when a stand against gay discrimination is made by a church. In Auckland, the church of St Matthew's in the City is using its billboard to protest the Anglican Church's stance on gays and lesbians.
Nelson College has created what is believed to be a first of its kind - a gay-straight alliance at a New Zealand all-boys school. The report from GAYNZ makes clear the school's headmaster is emphasising it's not a political move nor any kind of endorsement, simply something the school is culturally ready for.
An openly gay New Zealand Olympian is getting behind an anti-bullying campaign this month in the hope students might avoid being targeted like he was.
Record numbers of gay and bisexual men were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year, new statistics show, it’s been reported this week.
The AIDS Epidemiology Group at the University of Otago found 90 new infections of the virus which can lead to AIDS among gay and bisexual men in 2010.
That contrasted with record low rates of new infections among heterosexuals, who accounted for just 35 of the 149 new HIV diagnoses made through antibody testing.
One child - born in 2006 - was diagnosed with HIV contracted from their mother in 2010.
A further 39 people were diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, twenty-five were men infected through sex with other men, 11 through heterosexual sex, one through injecting drugs, and two where the means of infection was unknown.
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News from New Zealand informs us that a major push to bring a major Mardi Gras type parade or festival to Auckland is quickly gaining speed.
Even the Mayor Len Brown agrees the idea has merit and asking for a feasibility study to be carried out.
