Day: May 13, 2015

In an appointment which has baffled many, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed a Tory MP who voted against marriage equality as minister for equalities. Caroline Dinenage, the MP for Gosport, is set to become equalities minister. Pink News reported in 2013 that Dinenage had said in a letter to a constituent that the […]

Dozens of traffic lights in Vienna have been changed to show same sex couples crossing the road instead of a traditional lone figure. Vienna has changed the signal images at 120 pedestrian crossings, which also show heterosexual couples – in preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest later this month. Officials said the signals were a […]

Scotland has been named Europe’s best country for GLBT people.  ILGA-Europe, an international human rights group, has announced the results of its 2015 Rainbow Europe Index, which ranks how well GLBT and intersexed people are protected in various European nations. After the legalization of same-sex marriage last year, Scotland met 92% of the report’s 48 […]

Oliver Hall immerses himself in nineties nostalgia as the world’s biggest selling boy band take over Auckland’s Vector Arena. The minute it was announced that the late nineties pop juggernaut the Backstreet Boys were including Auckland in their tour schedule, I knew I had to go. It’s interesting how the music you are listening to when you […]