{"id":12440,"date":"2025-01-20T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T04:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=12440"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T04:47:59","slug":"mps-wont-be-on-stage-at-aucklands-big-gay-out-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=12440","title":{"rendered":"MPs won’t be on stage at Auckland’s Big Gay Out this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

MPs won’t be taking the mainstage at Auckland’s Big Gay Out this year as organisers rethink how they engage with politicians.<\/p>\n

The annual event celebrating the rainbow community runs during Pride month in February.<\/p>\n

First held in 1999, it’s attended by over 10,000 people. This year’s event is 16 February.<\/p>\n

Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, which hosts the event, says it is taking the time to review how it engages with politicians at its events “to ensure not just the advancement of our advocacy efforts but also the safety of our community”.<\/p>\n

“Politicians are more than welcome to attend Big Gay Out, and political parties will be briefed on our advocacy priorities for the event, as well as the key community and health promotion activities on the day.<\/p>\n

“However, this year our stage is just for talent.<\/p>\n

“We are of course continuing to advocate directly for the issues that impact our communities through our organisation’s policy.”<\/p>\n

\"Christopher<\/p>\n

Photo:\u00a0Katie Scotcher \/ RNZ<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some political parties have regularly attended Big Gay Out and were given a slot in the timetable to speak from the mainstage.<\/p>\n

Last year, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon\u00a0abruptly left the event<\/a>\u00a0after being confronted by protesters.<\/p>\n

The government is currently making changes to a number of areas that affect rainbow communities.<\/p>\n

It has signalled its intention to consider regulating the prescribing of puberty blockers in gender affirming care, and opened\u00a0public consultation<\/a>\u00a0on the matter.<\/p>\n

Sports Minister Chris Bishop has asked Sport New Zealand to\u00a0review and update its guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for the inclusion of transgender people in community sport.<\/p>\n

Education Minister Erica Stanford says the government will\u00a0rewrite the relationships and sexuality education<\/a>\u00a0curriculum for the first time in nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n

~RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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