Day: September 20, 2016

Sonya Temata, a takataapui wahine and nurse of fifteen years, is standing as an independent candidate for the 2016 Auckland District Health Board Elections. Amy Jane Bedwell had a chat with her about what election to office would mean to her, and what it would mean for minority groups throughout Auckland. Sonya Temata has a […]

Image: Charlotte Observer North Carolina passed House Bill 2 (HB 2), or the “bathroom bill” as it’s more commonly known, back in March, where people are made to use bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. This was in response to Charlotte City Council’s expanding on its non-discrimination ordinances to include sexuality, […]

Source: Mail on Sunday Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, has come out as gay in an interview with Mail on Sunday. Mountbatten has broken ground as the first member of the British royal family to come out as gay. Formally married to Penelope Thompson with whom he has three children, Mountbatten […]