"Never forget": Maryan Street MP marks Candlelight 2008
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15th May 2008
"I think our greatest current concern is our own complacency. Honouring those who have died surely must involve learning from their experiences?"
Civil Peace: After LGBT reform
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12th May 2008
After we secure the final items on our LGBT reform agenda - inclusive adoption reform, same-sex marriage proper, transgender rights and provocation law reform, then what?
Australia: Civil Unions or Registered Partnerships?
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4th May 2008
The Aussies are finally catching up to the rest of the Commonwealth with relationship equality reforms. But now they have a decison to make...
The anti-smacking petition smackdown
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4th May 2008
The Kiwi Party and Family First have fallen far short of the required number of signatures to trigger a non-binding citizens' referendum.
Gay Nat talks insurance, blood & bullying
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Rainbow Wellington's event with National's Chris Finlayson was a chance for the LGBT advocacy network to find out more about the out MP and his party.
Exclusive Brethren? Or the Usual Suspects?
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26th April 2008
The Exclusive Brethren reckon they don't need to campaign against the Clark administration this year, given that most opinion polls suggest its defeat.
Homophobia, Torture and Execution in Iran
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22nd April 2008
Iran's leaders sanction torture, flogging and execution for homosexuality. An estimated 4,000 lesbian and gay Iranians have been sentenced to death.
Louisa Wall: My journey in Parliament begins
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19th April 2008
Labour's new MP says the rainbow crew will continue to pursue elimination of legal barriers to equality, and defend the dignity of all LGBT NZers.
Hate Songs: Homophobia in Jamaica
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17th April 2008
Gay and happy in Jamaica? Forget it. Violent homophobia is encouraged, particularly in the reggae offshoot labelled 'murder music'.
Iranian Dirge
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13th April 2008
"While I oppose any US military intervention against the Islamic Republic of Iran, I do not support the current quasi-theocratic regime."
Being gay in South Korea
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9th April 2008
One of the world's oldest civilisations, some of Korea's ancient figures were famed for their same-sex liaisons. But what's LGBT life there like nowadays?
The Green Party's rainbow thinking
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2nd April 2008
"I am writing to set the record straight, and to let your readers know that the Greens DO support the Rainbow Community in a number of ways."
Tim Barnett: "Your queer decision to make"
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31st March 2008
"Only Labour and maybe the Greens choose to have particular, positive messages for and commitments to our queer communities."
Being gay in China or Tibet
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30th March 2008
Given current debates about China and Tibet, what stances do both societies have on LGBT issues?
Being gay in the Former Yugoslavia
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23rd March 2008
Nearly a decade after the horror of the Balkan Wars of the 90's, what are the lives of LGBT citizens like in its successor states?