Homosexuality
David Levithan on LGBTQ fiction for young adults
Kim Hill talks to New York writer, editor and publisher David Levithan who is a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival 2016. Audio
Terence Davies: quiet passion and sunset song
Kim Hill talks to Terence Davies, acclaimed screenwriter and film director, who is a guest at the 2016 New Zealand International Film Festival, presenting screenings of his two latest films, Sunset… Audio
Government to consider pardons for gay men
Thirty years on from homosexual law reform the Green MP Kevin Hague has presented a petition to Parliament calling for an official apology to the men who were punished under the pre-1986 regime. He… Audio
30th anniversay of homosexual law reform marked at Parliament
Gay men convicted of homosexuality may be pardoned as the Government considers acknowledging the wrongs of the past. And on the 30th anniversary of homosexual law reform Labour's Grant Robertson… Audio
Philip Armstrong: sheep
Kim Hill talks to the Head of the Department of English at the University of Canterbury, and co-director of New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies about his new book, Sheep. Audio
Germany to annul gay convictions
Germany is set to annul the convictions of gay men under a law criminalising homosexuality that was applied zealously in post-war Germany.
Nights Pundit - NZ History
a lucky guy whose job is also his hobby, Gavin McLean is a senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage... it's our 30th anniversary of homosexual law reform... Audio
John Grant: songs of sobriety
American singer-songwriter John Grant is lauded for his vocal presence and confessional ballads. Now based in Iceland, he and his five-piece band will perform at the Auckland Arts Festival, and WOMAD… Audio
The Complicated Game of Love
Songwriters, poets, and artists the world over have found great inspiration from it, but today, finding love is a game that comes with a raft of complicated, and sometimes unwritten rules. Audio
Puzzy: identity muddling
During Pride Festival a new play will put the lives of Pacific Island lesbians front and centre. Puzzy is the debut work by writer Kiki with guidance by old hand Victor Rodger of plays Black Faggot… Audio, Gallery
Birth of the culture wars
Co-director of the documentary feature Best of Enemies, about the 1968 series of television debates between writer and intellectual Gore Vidal and conservative author and commentator William F… Video, Audio
The Gay Romans
Director of the Classics programme at Victoria University, Dr Mark Masterson explores sexuality in the early Christian empire in his recently published book Man to Man: Desire, Homosociality, and… Audio
Overturning homosexual convictions
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
Global Neighbours - Uganda
Uganda's Daily Monitor journalist Tabu Butagira reports from the Republic of Uganda, pop. 35,873,253 (est. 2012). The recent sacking of Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi by President Yoweri… Audio
Gay asylum seeks on Manus Island
There are claims that Australia may try to resettle gay asylum seekers they've detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea where homosexuality is illegal. Audio
Feature Guest - Masha Gessen
Russian journalist and author Masha Gessen, says she is been forced to leave Russia because of the government's new "homosexual propoganda laws". Masha Gessen is a mother of three with her same sex… Audio
Iconic drag queen, Carmen is remembered
New Zealand's first and most famous drag queen, who's celebrated for empowering gay and trans-gender people to be themselves, has died. Carmen, who was born in Taumaranui as Tione or Trevor Rupe… Audio
Feature Guest - Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby is Australia's longest serving high court judge and author of A Private Life: Fragments, Memories, Friends, which describes his private life as a gay man - one who for decades… Audio
NZ Society - Sex and the Rugby World Cup (Part 3)
Justin Gregory asks if rugby is finally reaching out to the gay community. Audio
Homosexual Law Reform
It's 25 years since homosexuality became legal in New Zealand. Ideas talks to former Wellington Central MP Fran Wilde, whose private members' Homosexual Law Reform Bill finally changed the law in this… Audio
