Friends of the New Zealand-born diplomat found strangled and with an anti-gay note say he was like royalty in Jamaica - even before he was appointed British honorary consul.
MPs have heard the defence of provocation in court cases is a "homophobic hangover" that should long have been done away with.
Gay MP's at the Labour Party's annual conference this weekend have proposed subsidising shop-bought condoms to cut down on STI's and unplanned pregnancies, reports the Herald on Sunday.
A Northland support network is considering dishing out free condoms at travellers' hostels and other places people meet - and sleep - together.
The New Zealand Blood Service is defending donor rules after claims by a gay community that they are "unnecessary and unfair".