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Type of site | Online LGBTQ community lifestyle website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Out Loud Media Limited (NZ) |
| Revenue | Advertising & Sponsorship |
| URL | http://www.gaynz.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Not required |
| Launched | 1997 |
| Current status | Operating |
GayNZ.com is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community website for New Zealand.[1][2][3]
Prior to the websites closure in 2018, it posted daily local and international news stories, monitors fundamentalist Christian politics in New Zealand and associated anti-gay pressure groups, reports on political developments related to LGBT New Zealanders, discusses current issues related to HIV/AIDS,[4] holds regular polls on topical LGBT issues, and has previews and reviews of music, theatre, film, television and literature.
GayNZ.com featured a variety of articles profiling a diverse range of LGBT New Zealanders, including Members of Parliament,[5] people with disabilities,[6] drag queens,[7] Kiwis of various ethnic backgrounds,[8] and local celebrities.[9]
The website also features a selection of blogs,[10] a forum,[11] a national LGBT event guide[12] and a personals section.[13]
- ^ Hitwise Top 10 Online Performance Award 2008
- ^ Hitwise Top 10 Online Performance Award 2007[dead link]
- ^ "International Organisations". Stonewall (charity). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Kiong, Errol (21 May 2005). "Christian porn filter seen as censorship". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "GayNZ.com Rainbow Labour MP Louisa Wall". Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ GayNZ.com Cruz's Outstanding Gayness Award goes to... Thane Pullan
- ^ GayNZ.com Rhubarb Rouge, Wellington's Next Top Drag Queen
- ^ GayNZ.com Happy Diwali – the Indian Festival of Lights
- ^ GayNZ.com Family's singing star Cindy of Samoa
- ^ GayNZ.com Blogger Zone
- ^ "GayNZ.com Forum - Index". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ GayNZ.com Events Diary
- ^ GayNZ.com - NZ Gay & Lesbian Dating