Gay Vote08: Coverage and absences
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6th November 2008
Reasons to vote, National's wall of silence and GayNZ.com's live reports on the progress and effects of the General Election.
Jim Anderton's Progressives: Prepared to front up
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4th November 2008
"If the gay and lesbian community has some issues that are high priorities for them, then obviously we'd have a look at them, and work it out."
Vote '08: Meet your LGBT candidates
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3rd November 2008
GayNZ.com has counted 14 openly-LGBT candidates in this election. Which of them will get your votes this Saturday?
The Greens: Equality is party policy
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1st November 2008
Equality in adoption, access to marriage and resourcing for glbt organisations are all hot issues for the Green party.
Labour: Committed to human rights and dignity
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27th October 2008
Maryan Street says Labour is committed enough to human rights & the freedom for people to be who they are, to have written them into the party's constitution.
ACT: Getting government out of our lives
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22nd October 2008
Perhaps it's not surprising that ACT wants government influence and legislative restrictions out of our bedrooms and out of our relationships.
NZ First: "Fighters against prejudice"
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19th October 2008
Despite the party leader's anti-gay slurs and a mixed Civil Unions voting record, Doug Woolerton says NZ First is a fighter against all forms of prejudice.
Charles Chauvel: National's mask slips
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17th October 2008
"Behind the mask that is John Key's bland smile, the same old bigots seek to congregate around the Cabinet Table."
United Future 2.0: The little party that's changed
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12th October 2008
In the first of our party political interviews, Peter Dunne fronts for United Future, which he says has no regrets about losing its anti-glbt voices.
Out and about with Louisa Wall
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16th September 2008
Labour MP Louisa Wall reports back from a busy few months of events connecting with the LGBT communities.
"Out of the closet and into the House"
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6th September 2008
Retiring gay MP Tim Barnett reflects on his experiences as one of New Zealand's most visible and outspoken glbt politicians.
Tim Barnett's remarkable journey
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4th September 2008
It's been a remarkable journey for retiring MP Tim Barnett... from Rugby, England, to Parliament and a commitment of love.
No Straight Answer: The Partial Defence of Provocation
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2nd September 2008
Still used in NZ law, the Partial Defence of Provocation can lead to lighter sentences for killers of gay men. Conrad Reyners investigates.
Ahead of the Olympics, are China's gays in trouble?
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6th August 2008
Some stories have suggested gay venues in Beijing and Shanghai were under threat from police raids – but were those tales just 'Chinese whispers'?
Charles Chauvel: NZ gets serious with school bullies
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2nd August 2008
Following a number of recent high-profile incidents involving bullying, Labour's Charles Chauvel welcomes the new Anti-Bullying in Schools Initiative.
