Jacinda Ardern used her visit to the Big Gay Out in Auckland to announce a research project into HIV and STI services and give details of a $1 million endowment fund established after the expunging in 2017 of historic homosexual crimes.
The Prime Minister said $300,000 will be committed to research HIV and STI prevention services in New Zealand.
The Ministry of Health-funded research will include study into testing, sexual behaviour, condom use and the use of drugs to prevent HIV.
The results of the study are expected to help ministry decisions on the purchase, targeting, delivery and evaluation of HIV and STI prevention services.
"There is much talk about inclusion of the rainbow community but part of that is ensuring there is no disadvantage in terms of healthcare," Ardern said.