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Protester removed after storming stage towards MPs at Auckland's Big Gay Out festival

Protester removed after storming stage towards MPs at Auckland's Big Gay Out festival10+ hour, 32+ min ago  (658+ words) A protester has been forcibly removed from the stage at Aotearoa's biggest LGBTQ festival after advancing at politicians. Footage of the incident showed members of the queer rights group Rainbow Action T'maki (RAT) heckling at Big Gay Out (BGO) in…...

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Hong Kong bill defeat deepens fears for same-sex couples' rights

Hong Kong bill defeat deepens fears for same-sex couples' rights5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (527+ words) At a tiny, cluttered flat in Hong Kong, four people sat around a large rainbow flag and quietly started to embroider. Just hours before, the city's legislature overwhelmingly vetoed a government bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex…...