Tag: LGBTI
‘Historic’ Cook Islands parliament vote to decriminalise homosexuality
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists
The Cook Islands has removed a law from its Crimes Act that could jail men for...
Cook Islands backtracks on Rocketman ban
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Cook Islands censor has backtracked on its initial decision to ban Rocketman.
Instead, the Cook Islands Internal Affairs has followed the...
Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A prominent Cook Islands lawyer intends to take a court challenge against the censor’s impending ban of the film Rocketman, reports the...
Israel Folau ‘misuses’ Bible to justify hatred, says Samoan minister
By Tulia Thompson
A minister of a Pacific church in Auckland has spoken out against rugby star Israel Folau’s homophobic attack.
Samoan Minister Apelu Tielu from...
Contemporary Pacific dance festival showcase ‘first of its kind’
By Brandon Ulfsby in Auckland
Contemporary dance is set to take centre stage at next week's Pacific Dance Festival.
The two week-long festival organised by Pacific...
Indonesian broadcast commission candidates say ‘no’ to LGBT presence on TV
By Nurul Fitri Ramadhani in Jakarta
As the House of Representatives screens 27 candidates for leadership positions at the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), it remains...
AUT vice-chancellor gives ‘profoundly shocking’ message in wake of Orlando massacre
Vice-chancellor Derek McCormack of Auckland University of Technology has described the weekend massacre in Orlando, Florida, as "profoundly shocking" and he has extended the...
