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New Zealand Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Bill Erasing Past Criminal Convictions for Gay Sex

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New Zealand Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Bill Erasing Past Criminal Convictions for Gay Sex

New Zealand Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Bill Erasing Past Criminal Convictions for Gay Sex

New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation that would erase past criminal convictions for homosexuality. AFP reports: Homosexuality was decriminalized in New Zealand in 1986, but people who were convicted before then still had…
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by Andy Towle | 04.04.18 | 10:17am

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Woman Claims Viral Anti-Homophobia Ad Personally Violates Her Because Her Name is ‘Gay’

Woman Claims Viral Anti-Homophobia Ad Personally Violates Her Because Her Name is ‘Gay’

The most ridiculous discrimination complaint of the day comes from a woman in New Zealand, claiming this viral anti-homophobia ad — many of you will remember it — discriminates against her because her name is “Gay”. The ad, which features…
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by Andy Towle | 11.15.17 | 8:59am

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This Man Just Learned Why It’s Wrong to Call Something ‘Gay’ That Isn’t Gay at All: WATCH

This Man Just Learned Why It’s Wrong to Call Something ‘Gay’ That Isn’t Gay at All: WATCH

When you call something “gay” when it’s really just a disappointment you could be unintentionally hurting those around you. That’s the point of a humorous and effective new ad from Rainbow Youth in New Zealand who set their 30…
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by Andy Towle | 10.03.17 | 8:54am

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Jet Ski Rider Has Giddy Encounter with Orcas Off New Zealand: WATCH

Jet Ski Rider Has Giddy Encounter with Orcas Off New Zealand: WATCH

  In today’s awesome animal encounter, surf school instructor David Lyons was surrounded by a pod of orcas while riding a jet ski off Kaikoura Peninsula, northeast of New Zealand’s South Island, on February 15. RELATED: Fishermen Capture a…
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by Andy Towle | 02.28.17 | 10:39am

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New Zealand’s Conservative Prime Minister Announces Support for Same-Sex Marriage: VIDEO

New Zealand’s Conservative Prime Minister Announces Support for Same-Sex Marriage: VIDEO

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Bill English has said that he would now vote in favor of same-sex marriage. English, who says he is an “active Catholic and proud of it,” voted against gay marriage in 2012. Legislation in favor of marriage equality n…
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by Michael Fitzgerald | 12.13.16 | 3:00pm

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A Kayaker Just Had a Very Close Encounter with Wild Orcas — He Swam With Them

A Kayaker Just Had a Very Close Encounter with Wild Orcas — He Swam With Them

A New Zealand kayaker just did something most would consider crazy (also very illegal) and jumped into the water to swim with an orca. Several others were nearby. The swim was captured by an overhead drone in Army Bay near Auckland on Monday. RECENTL…
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by Andy Towle | 09.07.16 | 9:49am

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This Drone Footage of Bryde’s Whales Feeding is Something You Haven’t Seen Before: WATCH

This Drone Footage of Bryde’s Whales Feeding is Something You Haven’t Seen Before: WATCH

Post-graduate students at the Auckland University of Technology shot some extraordinary drone footage, the first-ever to capture endangered Bryde’s whales feeding in the waters off New Zealand. The footage captures the whales from a perspective…
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by Andy Towle | 06.11.16 | 11:42am

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Father’s Moving Response to His Son’s Coming Out Will Make Your Heart Swell – LOOK

Father’s Moving Response to His Son’s Coming Out Will Make Your Heart Swell – LOOK

A gay man in New Zealand has opened up about his nerve-wracking and emotional coming out to his father which took place years after he came out to the rest of his family. Sean Bailey became something of a public figure in New Zealand after he was rep…
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by Sean Mandell | 04.28.16 | 5:01pm

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Things Get Homoerotic and Awkward in This Cell Phone Safety PSA from New Zealand – WATCH

Things Get Homoerotic and Awkward in This Cell Phone Safety PSA from New Zealand – WATCH

A new PSA from New Zealand’s Transportation Authority uses some awkward, creepy and homoerotic moments to drive home a message about cell phone safety and driving. In the ad titled “Hello”, a series of drivers are bobbing along when…
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by Sean Mandell | 04.04.16 | 12:39pm

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New Zealand Company Apologizes For ‘Disgusting’ Transphobic Caitlyn Jenner Billboard

New Zealand Company Apologizes For ‘Disgusting’ Transphobic Caitlyn Jenner Billboard

An advertising company in New Zealand has apologized for a transphobic billboard featuring Caitlyn Jenner. The Cranium Signage ad featured Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover with the slogan “I hope your sack is fuller than mine this Christmas.” Speakin…
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by Michael Fitzgerald | 12.07.15 | 7:10am

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