http://www.qna.net.nz/ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender New Zealand News en-us http://pinkpagesnet.com/Img/qra3.gif http://www.qna.net.nz/ 34 39 Queer News Aotearoa QNAhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/-O-HlvLCZcY/article_7897.php Gay MP's at the Labour Party's annual conference this weekend have proposed subsidising shop-bought condoms to cut down on STI's and unplanned pregnancies, reports the Herald on Sunday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?a=-O-HlvLCZcY:1urTbH0shBE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/-O-HlvLCZcY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_7897.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/ypC6uWKDKkk/1245c78f8790 MPs have heard the defence of provocation in court cases is a "homophobic hangover" that should long have been done away with.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?a=ypC6uWKDKkk:0CVb98AFR2c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/ypC6uWKDKkk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/09/10/1245c78f8790 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/GWdm5M3Se1o/article.cfm Friends of the New Zealand-born diplomat found strangled and with an anti-gay note say he was like royalty in Jamaica - even before he was appointed British honorary consul.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?a=GWdm5M3Se1o:CdV-T623cNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/GWdm5M3Se1o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10596818 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/NLlKzpq-GYw/1-bloodservicesaysdonorrulesensuresafety The New Zealand Blood Service is defending donor rules after claims by a gay community that they are "unnecessary and unfair".<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?a=NLlKzpq-GYw:Myd67iZub8E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/NLlKzpq-GYw" height="1" width="1"/> http://qna.net.nz/index.php/health/1-bloodservicesaysdonorrulesensuresafety http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/FyjOcA6pnJ4/2-condomsplanhitbyhivaids-secrecy A Northland support network is considering dishing out free condoms at travellers' hostels and other places people meet - and sleep - together.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?a=FyjOcA6pnJ4:VBFk6TknI0Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/QNA?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/FyjOcA6pnJ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://qna.net.nz/index.php/health/2-condomsplanhitbyhivaids-secrecy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/FhNLbHd6lN4/987.html John Key has been getting into the groove at Auckland's Big Gay Out at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier. It wasn't the Prime Minister's first visit to the event so the flair and frivolity did not come as a shock.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?a=w4QqelFr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/FhNLbHd6lN4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.qna.net.nz/news/987.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/qYDwHRf3WCM/988.html The Big Gay Out 09 will reflect the diversity of New Zealand's rainbow communities in the entertainment and events taking place this Sunday, 8 February from 12.00 till 7.30pm, in Coyle Park Pt Chevalier, Auckland.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?a=hb0U4sDC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/qYDwHRf3WCM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.qna.net.nz/news/988.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/gyMURzM6_zA/985.html The Australian Government is demanding a New Zealand surrogate mother pay child support for the baby she had for two gay Queensland men, amid accusations she abandoned it.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?a=t9izLZqD"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/gyMURzM6_zA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.qna.net.nz/news/985.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/PP0wEFwzmPU/984.html An Auckland woman soon to give birth to a surrogate baby for two gay Australian men is excited to help a loving couple become parents, regardless of their gender.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?a=noxDksqt"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/PP0wEFwzmPU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.qna.net.nz/news/984.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QNA/~3/CJKtfJt_sow/983.html Green MP Kevin Hague said he rejected the concept of a "higher power" or of religious faith underpinning the fate of humankind.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?a=yTrrdgrr"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QNA?d=41" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QNA/~4/CJKtfJt_sow" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.qna.net.nz/news/983.html