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Tapatoru

Tapatoru is based in Wellington, home to many of Maori trans people, and is a vehicle that brings together Maori trans whanau, circulating information of interest.

john.g - Saturday, July 29, 2017 - 9:24am

Tags: gender, transexual, support, human rights, network, sexuality, transgender

ILGA World Conference Wellington

Wellington is to host the one of the world's most influential glbti conferences in 2019

john.g - Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 9:47am

Tags: events, gender, sexuality, intersex, human rights

Agender Waikato

Agender New Zealand Incorporated has been supporting Transgender people and their families throughout New Zealand since 1996

john.g - Sunday, July 2, 2017 - 11:55am

Tags: support, gender, sexuality, transexual, transgender, human rights

Advocacy and Activism: Charles Prout

Charles Prout talks about advocacy and activism and getting involved in this interview from GayNZ.com

john.g - Monday, June 5, 2017 - 10:13am

Tags: human rights, politics, transgender

The reality of gay-related mental health problems

For most of the past 100 years homosexuality was considered a mental illness in New Zealand and countries such as Australia, the UK and the USA. Eventually it was recognised that sexual orientation itself was a red herring when it came to the cause...

john.g - Monday, May 29, 2017 - 9:58am

Tags: gay, health, human rights, suicide, counselling, help, homophobia, sexuality

Tough Love: Alexander's story

"Alexander Lowe" recounts his harrowing personal story of surviving same-sex partner abuse, in an effort to shine a light on an issue he worries is being ignored.

john.g - Monday, May 15, 2017 - 11:39am

Tags: domestic violence, help, human rights

Securing the right to adopt

Meet the Scottish born lawyer whose groundbreaking case has secured the right for same-sex de facto couples in New Zealand to jointly adopt.

john.g - Sunday, May 14, 2017 - 10:36am

Tags: human rights, law, parenting

Embraced by NZ: A gay Pakistani refugee's story

A gay Pakistani man who spent more than half his life being bullied and berated for being different has been granted refugee status in New Zealand, by a Tribunal which says he has the right to be who he is, without discrimination.

john.g - Saturday, May 13, 2017 - 12:47pm

Tags: coming out, gay, homophobia, human rights, immigration, sexuality