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Whitney’s loss a wake-up call for substance abuse

23 February 2012

The untimely death of singer Whitney Houston should be a wakeup call around our high levels of drug use compared to heterosexuals, says a visiting Melbourne GP.  

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DNA makes changes at the top

23 February 2012

Changes have been made to the main staff at new Auckland GLBT bar DNA, with former director Toby Steele exiting and Cindy of Samoa taking a more official business role.  

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Richard O’Brien to take stage as Fagin

23 February 2012

Richard O’Brien of Rocky Horror fame and Patron of Hamilton Operatic Society has agreed to play the role of Fagin in the society’s major production for 2012, Oliver!.

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Ex-NZAF staff take up Ministry of Health HIV project

22 February 2012

A former head of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and an ex-head of the NZAF Trust Board have been appointed to facilitate a “national conversation” on HIV testing and test counselling in New Zealand, which could affect how organisations running HIV tests administer tests and counselling for positive people.  

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Corrections policy dangerous – GenderBridge

17 February 2012

The Department of Corrections' policy to treat people only by the gender on their birth certificate is discriminatory and dangerous, says transgender advocacy group GenderBridge.

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Trans prisoners at risk of assault

17 February 2012

The Chief Ombudsman is concerned that under the Department of Corrections policy of housing prisoners, transgender inmates are at risk of sexual assault.

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