LGBT
The Kids are All Right
Do adults underestimate the kind of issues young people deal with daily? Sally Gardner sees the “Y” in YA as standing for why something happens and the “A” for an attempted answer. She is joined by… Audio
Robert Dessaix: What Days Are For
"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio
Nights' Overseas Reports - Estonia
Editor-in-chief of ERR News, Silver Tambur reports from the Baltic region of Northern Europe, the Republic of Estonia, pop. 1,315,819 (est. 2014)... although Estonia was the first former… Audio
Mariachi Arcoiris
Carlos Samaniego - director of Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, the world's first openly LGBT - that's Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer - Mariachi group. He speaks to M101's Melody Thomas. Audio
Gay priest: 'inhuman' treatment of gay Catholics
A senior Vatican priest, stripped of his post after admitting being in a gay relationship, has launched a scathing attack on the Roman Catholic Church.
Magda Szubanski on parenting, sexuality and character
One of Australia's best known performers (Kath and Kim, Babe) whose book, Reckoning: A Memoir, describes her journey of self-discovery from childhood to adulthood. Audio
Rainbow Pacific
Pacific people are often portrayed in the media as homophobic Christians but the reality for some is quite different. A group of people in South Auckland believe religion and different types of… Audio
Rainbow Pacific
Pacific people are often portrayed in the media as homophobic Christians but the reality for some is quite different. A group of people in South Auckland believe religion and different types of…
AudioConrad Ryan - Against Equality
The passing of the Marriage Equality legislation in 2013 was hailed by most as a victory for human rights, but not everyone sees it that way. Conrad Ryan is part of the Against Equality Movement, a… Audio
Rob Ward: closeted football
British playwright, actor and social activist, whose new one-man show, Away From Home, about football and homosexuality, has its New Zealand premiere as part of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride… Audio
Fresh In The Theatre
Developing theatrical works that deal with LGBT characters or experiences from a New Zealand perspective, the Legacy Project, with founder Bruce Brown. Audio
Amin Ghaziani - Sexuality in the City
What is the cultural cost if traditionally gay neighbourhoods become increasingly 'straight' places? With sociologist A.Prof Amin Ghaziani from University of British Columbia, author of the recently… Audio
Philip Hensher: waltz through time
Professor of Creative Writing at University of Bath Spa, and author of short stories, non-fiction and seven novels, most recently the novel, The Emperor Waltz. Audio