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Bernard Lee Wins Mr Gay New Zealand

Bernard Lee has been announced as Mr Gay New Zealand 2016. In front of large LYC Big Gay Out crowd at Auckland's Coyle Park Bernard...
Viral Facebook AIDS Foundation posts

Viral Facebook Post Targets AIDS Foundation Call Centre

A Facebook post that promises a $10 phone credit is causing havoc for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF). The post, which encourages users to...
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Crowdfunding Needed For Vital RainbowYOUTH Project

A project with the aim of ensuring free LGBTIQ information, awareness and resources are available in rural communities all over New Zealand, needs public...
Jules Tognini won Male Hairdresser of the Year for 2015 - This is one of the winning designs

Beel, Papas and Tognini Shine At Hair Award Gala

Wellington Hairdresser Michael Beel has been announced as the New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year at a gala event at Sydney's The Star. The award...
Promised Land and Maiden Voyage Characters (Supplied)

NZ Authors Launch New Campaign For Second LGBTQ Children’s Book

After releasing their acclaimed gay fairytale in February 2017, the Wellington-based authors of illustrated children’s book Promised Land has launched a new Kickstarter funding...
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New Zealand HIV Cases Increase Ahead of COVID-19

After two years of declining numbers of HIV cases in New Zealand, there was a slight increase in 2019, but many of these cases...
James Bennett

James Bennett’s Experience Suggests the Community Cant Afford to be Complacent

As one of the most experienced finalists from the 2017 Mr. Gay New Zealand competition, James Bennett knows the struggles and hardships the community...
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Gays Just Wanna Have Fun!

“When the working day is done. You know gays, they want to have fun”. We are one Pride culture with many facets. No one...
Joan Bellngham as a nurse suffered electroshock therapy

Trainee Nurse Suffered 12 Years of Electroshock Therapy for Being Gay

A former trainee nurse has spoken of suffering through 12 years of electroshock therapy and a concoction of drugs, for being gay. Joan Bellingham, now...
Van Gogh alive

Vincent Van Gogh Shines Amidst Shipping Containers and the Night Sky

A misunderstood genius is the way Vincent Van Gogh exists in the public imagination and now thousands of works from the Dutch post-impressionist artist...

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