Day: May 18, 2016

May 18
Study Shows Bisexual Women Have Higher Rates of Depression

Researchers at Drexel University in Pennsylvania have discovered that bisexual women face a disproportionately high rate of anxiety, depression, substance use, and self harm. Annie Shearer, the study’s publication research assistant, said in a press release that “prejudice and stigma from gay and lesbian communities in addition to heterosexual communities” plays a large role in the high levels of depression […]

May 18
Conservative NZ Institution Elect First Transgender President

Queenstown Rotary Club, a famously conservative kiwi institution, have elected a local transwoman as president. Rotary have turned over a new leaf with the election of new president Monica Mulholland, who began living publicly as a woman earlier this year. She has expressed that she has felt overwhelmed by the election and says that her Queenstown club are […]

May 18
Queer Led ‘The Internet’ Announce Two New Zealand Shows

Led by queer artist Syd the Kyd, The Internet are set to return to New Zealand following their 2015 Laneway performance. Performing in Auckland on 2 August and Wellington on 4 August, this LA-based soul collective promise ‘genre-defying funk-tinted R&B soul’ inspired by prolific artists like Erykah Badu and Digable Planets. The Internet ave now released three […]