Day: February 17, 2017

Just when you thought the music festivals were done, Auckland Pride Festival brings you New Normal, a mini-music festival boasting an all LGBT+ line up! Featuring Randa, rapper and beat maker who has played the Big Gay Out, opened for Grimes and boasts the 2014 VNZMA Critic’s Choice Award under his belt; Sydney-based trip-hop singer-songwriter Will Barling […]

Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a charity focused on getting equal rights for all LGBT+ people, has written a letter to President Trump protesting the lack of action taken by the Justice Department on Title IX. Title IX provides “significant guidance” to school districts in the USA advising schools to allow their students to use gender-segregated […]

“Ze”: Queer as Fuck! is a dark comedy about sex, gender, and the expanding parade of labels and identities Michelle/Ryan claims on zir way to pride. In this international queer-origin story, Michelle/Ryan rips the bandage away from zir startling American-Puritan upbringing and is catapulted by each new experience through a complex and surprising “coming out” […]

Are you a fan of Ellen Page? The Emmy-nominated series Gaycation‘s season two premiere will be screened at Whammy Bar next Tuesday, followed by a panel discussion on gender and sexuality. Oh, and did we mention that it’s free? To coincide with Auckland Pride, VICELAND are hosting the event, bringing in artist NIkolai, actress Jess Holly […]

The tagline for The Mikado is “Beautifully Executed Comedy” – the reality is that director Stuart Maunder’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ageless operatic masterpiece kills any doubt of its sway over modern audiences. Redressed in a kinky kimono of Hello Kitty baubles and anime schoolgirls, flamboyant flirtations with political and social currencies, and a […]

Rainbows End theme park was set to host an exclusive Pride Night organized by Rainbow Youth for the Auckland Pride Festival but unfortunately, has had to cancel the event after pre-sale tickets did not sell as well as hoped in order to make the event viable.  The LGBTQ+ exclusive event had the theme park opening […]

The Teen Wolf and Arrow star is now officially off the market. After a tumultuous coming out to the public last year, Haynes has kept his love life on the extreme down-low, telling Out magazine that he had only been on two dates in the last year. But he has found love, getting engaged to Jeff Leatham, who is a […]