Sexuality

A book about two male penguins who raised a chick together is one of the most complained about in the US. Audio

Pacific people are often portrayed in the media as homophobic Christians but the reality for some is quite different. A group of people in South Auckland believe religion and different types of… Audio

The passing of the Marriage Equality legislation in 2013 was hailed by most as a victory for human rights, but not everyone sees it that way. Conrad Ryan is part of the Against Equality Movement, a… Audio

Seattle's Mike Hadreas, a.k.a. Perfume Genius is in the country for shows this weekend - Emma Smith catches up with him. Audio

British playwright, actor and social activist, whose new one-man show, Away From Home, about football and homosexuality, has its New Zealand premiere as part of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride… Audio

Recently we spoke to Professor Andrew Hodges about his book on British mathematician Alan Turing, who played a large part in cracking the Germans' Enigma code in World War Two. The book was the basis… Audio

Lee Kofman is a Melbourne-based award-winning author, whose works of fiction and non-fiction have been published in both English and Hebrew. She has previously written for Writers Bloc, in the Someone… Audio

This week on One in Five: teaching children about the birds and the bees is often challenging. But it can be tougher still for parents whose young people have learning difficulties. Katy Gosset meets… Audio

Pacific people are often portrayed as conservative Christians with one collective view on moral issues, particularly when it comes to sexual orientation. But despite this stereotype, there are many… Audio

Research shows that while young people are increasingly privacy savvy around "stranger danger" while navigating their online lives, teenagers - especially girls - are coming under more pressure from… Audio

Hurray For The Riff Raff are a contemporary folk band from New Orleans, led by Bronx-born, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra. On the afternoon of their first performance in New… Audio

A researcher says a lack of acceptance from whanau is driving some queer Maori away from their culture. Audio

The New Zealand rower Robbie Manson says he looks forward to the time when top level athletes publicly revealing they're gay doesn't matter. Audio

The countdown continues to the Cricket World Cup, with now less than a hundred days to the start of the tournament hosted by New Zealand and Australia, we hear from a player hoping to make the Black… Audio

What is the cultural cost if traditionally gay neighbourhoods become increasingly 'straight' places? With sociologist A.Prof Amin Ghaziani from University of British Columbia, author of the recently… Audio

Britain's most senior Catholic cleric has insisted Pope Francis's drive to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to gay people will not be halted by a backlash from conservative bishops. Audio

Biographer Tim Lawrence reflects on the life of the New York music pioneer Arthur Russell on the release of a new Red Hot compilation of his work. Audio

Seattle-based solo artist Mike Hadreas has come a long way since the aching piano ballads of Learning, his first release as Perfume Genius in 2010. He speaks with Emma Smith about turning anger into… Audio

LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott has a penchant for fast moving competitions where pucks are hit by sticks. Issues have arisen with the first openly gay professional player of American… Audio