The young men began screaming homophobic slurs, and when Mawhinney tried to get them to move off, he and another man were assaulted.

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It was the worst abuse he has faced in the 14 years he has been out. I can only speak personally, but I feel Wellington is a great city, it's definitely friendlier than other cities around the country, not just towards gay people, but in general. Statistics New Zealand says there is no official government statistic relating to a person's sexual orientation, so it's almost impossible to estimate how many gay people - let alone single gay people - are living in New Zealand.

In a survey of New Zealand secondary school students, the proportion of respondents who said they were attracted to the same or both sexes rose as they matured - from 2.

Motivated by a desire to connect the Rainbow Community, a group of young Auckland women started the Romp Project; a non-profit initiative that hosts events around the city. From board game nights to live performances, the group aims to provide a social scene beyond K Road and designated bars. I wanted to go somewhere just to meet people. I really feel Romp creates that place where you can say hi to people and just talk to them. The maturing gay social scene has been encouraged by the passage of some landmark legislation.

In , the Civil Union Act was passed in New Zealand, and the first ceremonies took place the following year. In , Parliament voted to legalise gay marriage.

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The law changes have shifted attitudes in the gay dating scene, says year-old James not his real name. James plans on getting married one day - he's already chosen his best man a woman, in this case - but says the dating scene is tough going, even in Wellington. But one of my friends came out at uni and has been in a couple of relationships since. So it's different for everyone. Sunday Star Times. Rawa Karetai, 28, a Rainbow Wellington chairman, describes issues with dating that are similar to those mentioned by many heterosexual singles.

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Ma chose his website, a move that later proved fruitful. His Danlan.

Ma hopes to use the money to expand abroad and possibly prepare for an IPO. He is also considering launching a dating app for lesbians. In a country where the government considers any activism dangerous and where homosexuality has traditionally been taboo, Ma has managed to build his business partly by reaching out to government agencies and showing them he can provide a public service in spreading safe-sex messages. Wu Zunyou, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention's AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases center, praised the app for its usefulness in conveying information to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, community.

The app allows users to look for people by location or the last time they logged on.

It also enables group settings so people can organize activities such as hiking or assembling a basketball team, as well as providing information from health authorities on locations for HIV testing and treatment. Andrea Pastorelli, a policy specialist at the United Nations Development Programme, said the Chinese CDC had recognized the app's usefulness in reaching people they were unable to.

For Ma, 37, who goes by the online pseudonym Geng Le, the investment signals a shift in attitudes already among Chinese toward homosexuals. Five years ago, his website Danlan. Today, that doesn't happen anymore, and it carries discussions on whether to legalize same-sex marriage, for example. Still, the app does provide privacy for people who are worried about others finding out about their sexual orientation by allowing them to use their smartphone to meet someone, he said.

A law against "hooliganism" that had been used to target gays was eliminated in and homosexuality was declassified as a mental disorder in , but some clinics still promise to "cure" people by offering conversion therapy that includes electric shocks. China does not recognize same-sex partnerships and no laws outlaw discrimination against homosexuals. However, more organizations are being created in China that are specifically devoted to LGBT advocacy issues, and gay bars that once could only be found in bigger cities like Beijing and Shanghai are increasingly opening up in smaller cities.