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Archived 2012 News 

April - June

Madonna vows to flout St Petersburg Law - Madonna will be touring Russia in August and she has vowed to speak against St Petersburg anti-gay law when she holds here concert there.  This move could see her charged with the vity assemblyman who wrote the law, Vitaly Milanov, stating that he is willing to attend the concern so that if she does speak in support of GLBT laws that she will be charged.  The law that came into effect in March 2012 prohibits "the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophelia among minors" which is believed to make reading, writing, or speaking about GLBTi people a criminal offence and comes with a large fine.  Click here to read more about this.

Lesbian wins long battle over ECT therapy - Joan Bellingham, a Christchurch lesbian, has finally received a much overdue apology from the Crown for being wrongly diagnosed as schizophrenic and given ECT plys soap and water enemas.  The 59-year old Bellingham was commited to Princess Margaret Hospital when she was an openly lesbian 17-year old nursing student by one of her tutors.  Between 1970 and 1982 Bellingham was admitted hospital 24 times and had about 200 ECT treatments and kept highly medicated.  Click here to read more.

Tamati Coffey to host NZ's Got Talent - Tamati Coffey, TV One's roving gay weather reporter, has been announced as the host of this upcoming new series.  Details are still very light in details but the show will be travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand to find New Zealand's next big talent.  Read more about how Tamati feels about the role by clicking here

January - March

Archived 2011 News 

October - December

  • Commonwealth leader backs gay rights - click here
  • Carmen Rupe - "Rest well my darling" - click here
  • Police Allay Safety Concerns Amongst LGBTI Community - click here and here
  • Hague and Logie to share Rainbow portfolio
  • Robertson's rise shows NZ society's "grown up" - click here
  • Belgium swears in gay Prime Minister - click here
  • Out at Work Council Member Speaks at Queering Our Schools Rally - click here
  • Tatou October 2011 Newsletter - click here to download the October edition (this file is 3mb in size)
  • Outgames crew honoured with award - click here and here
  • Riff Raff statue to be covered in rainbow knitting - click here
  • Australian passport changes "a huge step forward" - click here and here
  • 'Legalise Love' campaign formally launched - click here
  • Teacher suspended over Facebook post - click here
  • Gay Couples NY dream shattered by threats - click here
  • I am a Union Man (or Woman) - click here

August - September

  • Italian anti-homo/transphobia measure fails - click here
  • Community urged to speak up over hate attacks -  click here
  • Little surprise at Government's trans stance - click here
  • Lesbian couple saves dozens in Norway - click here
  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell officially wiped by Obama - click here
  • Teens face suspension for holding hands - click here

June - July

  • School Homophobia in the Spotlight - click here 
  • Rainbow Labour intent on updating legislation - click here
  • Adelaide anti-homophobia rally turns violent - click here
  • New Support for LGBT people at work on International Day Against Homophobia - Click here
  • Ardern gets election campaign rolling - click here
  • Rights Protection for all Ugandans Precarious - click here
  • Chauvel "appalled" by release of teen's killer - click here

April - May

  • Cyber Bullying Task Force Set Up - Click here.
  • Solidarity, in Lavender -Click here.  
  • Group takes action for fired trans-man - Click here.
  • Nation thinks Pink in anti-bullying stand - Click here.
  • O'Connor apologises for "gaggle" quip - Click here.
  • Rainbow Caucus high on Labour List - Click here.

January - March

  • Gay Olympian's video message to bullied teens - Click here. 
  • New Laws Discriminate against LGBTI Workers - Click here.
  • Human Rights Conference and Out Games a huge hit - Click here.
  • Louisa Wall tipped to nab available seat - Click here. 
  • Not necessarily the end for Hughes - Click here.
  • Air NZ camps it up in new safety video - Click here.
  • Fifteen percent of NZers "not completely straight" - Click here.
  • Robertson promoted to front bench - Click here.
  • Jewish groups to be vetted for LGBT workplace policies - Click here. 
  • Did Air NZ drop the ball - Click here.
  • Support for Arson victims in full bloom - Click here.
  • Gay military ban heading back to the Senate -  Click here.
  • O'Brien auctions tails and guitar for Christchurch -  Click here.

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