http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/ Gay Lesbian New Zealand News, Articles, Events, Community, Venues, Business, Dating and Information Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:29:34 PST en-us http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6147.php Comment Critics of the Prime Minister's refusal to hold the pro-belting fanatics citizens referendum have highly selective memories, writes Craig Young. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:43:17 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6147.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6110.php Comment What role might LGBT New Zealanders have in the future of our nation? Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:24:03 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6110.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_6099.php Blogger Zone While they watched the coverage of California’s first same-sex weddings on Australian television, my parents noticed two elderly women in particular... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:04:34 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_6099.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6078.php Comment DNA magazine has a horrifying account of what LGBT Muslims have to endure in the Middle East and South West Asia. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:23 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6078.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_6067.php Blogger Zone California's Supreme Court has voted to junk discriminatory referenda results which tried to ban gay marriage. This incensed the Christian Right... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:54:46 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_6067.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6045.php Comment Turkey has never criminalised male homosexuality or lesbianism formally, but the national environment for LGBT rights is chilly. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:20:49 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6045.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6019.php Comment In one ghastly example of homophobia in the Baltic states of the former Soviet Union, Latvia has banned same-sex marriage and Pride marches in its capital. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:04:06 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6019.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5993.php Comment "Article 489 of the Moroccan Penal Code still hands down a maximum three-year prison sentence for Morocco's gay inhabitants." Tue, 27 May 2008 15:59:35 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5993.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5963.php Comment NZ's Christian Right is now at crisis point, even given the amount of undeserved and uncritical coverage that Family First is getting for its pro-belting petition. Sun, 18 May 2008 18:16:15 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5963.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5929.php Comment 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? Mon, 12 May 2008 09:16:23 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5929.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_5904.php Blogger Zone It now seems that the Australian Capital Territory's ALP Government has been forced to back down on plans to introduce Anglo-NZ style civil unions. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:34:01 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_5904.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5896.php Comment The Kiwi Party and Family First have fallen far short of the required number of signatures to trigger a non-binding citizens' referendum. Sun, 04 May 2008 12:38:43 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5896.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5866.php Comment The Exclusive Brethren reckon they don't need to campaign against the Clark administration this year, given that most opinion polls suggest its defeat. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:31:26 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5866.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5852.php Comment Iran's leaders sanction torture, flogging and execution for homosexuality. An estimated 4,000 lesbian and gay Iranians have been sentenced to death. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:32:11 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5852.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5816.php Comment "While I oppose any US military intervention against the Islamic Republic of Iran, I do not support the current quasi-theocratic regime." Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:59:34 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5816.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5713.php Comment As the US Iraqi War quagmire continues, the misery of LGBT Iraqis is also compounded. So, what is the historical context here? Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:32:52 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5713.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5686.php Comment Should we accept the authenticity of the signatures on the Kiwi Party's pro-belting petition? It's not as if conservative Christians haven't lied about the extent of their support before. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:52:40 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5686.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5663.php Comment To hear the Christian Right, one would think that a totalitarian government was in power, busting down doors to punish errant fundamentalist parents for giving their little ones a tap on the hand. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:58:41 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5663.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5631.php Comment "If I were the Leader of the Opposition, I'd call 'Banksia' in and ask her what she thinks she's doing." Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:08:54 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5631.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5601.php Comment NZ doesn't seem to have been afflicted with the latest breed of militant fundamentalist nuisances - the Watchmen on the Walls, from Russia with loathing. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:57:22 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_5601.php