LGBT
Pacific LGBT charting a course to emancipation
Pacific LGBT peoples say they are charting their own course to emancipation. Audio
Cracking on with preventing anti-LBGTQI harm
The main event at Parliament might be a very long set-piece debate, but the bills being debated are all scene stealers. Audio
Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex. Audio
Rūrangi: new Kiwi drama celebrates gender-diversity
Formerly a writer on Shortland Street, director Max Currie is bringing his acclaimed web series Rurangi to the big screen as part of this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Billed as a… Video, Audio
Determinants for academic success among LGBT students
A new study has found that teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender are more likely to achieve if they are at a supportive school, where teachers have high expectations of them… Audio
Gay, lesbian and bisexual people twice as likely to report depression
A new study published today has found that members of the queer community are twice as likely experience depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts as their straight peers. Audio
Nineteen Pacific people receive Queens Birthday Honours
Nineteen Pacific people are included in this year's New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours list. We speak with some of them. Audio
Dustin Lance Black - Mama's Boy
Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black has recently written a memoir about his upbringing called Mama's Boy, which describes growing up… Audio
Possum Plows from Openside
Front-person of Auckland Pop band Openside, Possum Plows talks to Yadana Saw about the band's new EP and how their LGBTQI identy influences their music. Audio
BANG! Season 2 Episode 6: Takatāpui
Scholars and activists Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Elizabeth Kerekere speak with Melody Thomas about what sex, sexuality and gender looked like in Te Ao Maori prior to colonisation, plus Rosanna Raymond… Audio
Christmas in rainbow community not always so bright
Christmas is often a time for family lunches, gift giving and going home for the holidays, but for many in the LGBT community, they face living rough and finding alternative ways to spend Christmas.
Pot Luck: Kiwi web series a global hit
So far Pot Luck has 2 million views and counting, but the creators say it's competing with many other quality Kiwi web series for the same tiny slice of funding pie. Video, Audio, Gallery
LGBT asylum seekers granted refugee status in NZ
At least 40 asylum seekers have been granted refugee status in New Zealand because of their sexual and gender orientation.
Flying the party flag in the quiet weeks
Phil Smith follows National's Wellington Central List MP Paul Foster-Bell to find out whether non-sitting weeks really are filled with endless cocktail parties. Video, Audio
UK rapist moved to women's prison after sex change
A rapist has been moved to a UK women-only prison after having gender reassignment surgery to become female.
Rainbow Youth: NZ's first gay youth group
Co-Founder Shaun Hawthorne reflects on 28 years of Rainbow Youth. Audio, Gallery
Trump to reverse school transgender bathroom rules
US President Donald Trump will reverse guidance Barack Obama gave schools that transgender students should use the toilets of their gender identity, the White House says.
Promised Land: a gay fairy tale
The classic fairy tale of a prince or princess meeting a peasant boy or girl and falling in love has been given a makeover in a new book for children. Audio, Gallery
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex to 'break taboo'
Hanne Gaby Odiele decided to speak out in part to discourage parents of intersex children from putting them through possibly unneccesary surgery.
Sydney's epidemic of gay hate
The violent deaths of more than 80 gay men in the 80s in Sydney has been described as an epidemic of gay hate crime. Video, Audio