Day: May 30, 2017
Nike has released a preview of its latest BETRUE collection, which will be available 1 June on NikeLab.com, to commemorate LGBT+ Pride Month. Every June, rainbow parades explode across the globe in honour of LGBT+ Pride Month, which has been celebrated since the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. Nike, who in February launched a special EQUALITY initiative, […]
When one thinks about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also commonly referred to as domestic violence, the image that most people assume is one of a heterosexual man abusing a woman. This stereotype is perpetuated by public awareness campaigns about IPV. What seems to go under the radar is the abuse of the elderly by their […]
We sat down with Liam – celebrity cosplayer, writer and mental health advocate – ahead of the release of his debut book, A Wave To Ride. Firstly, where did the name ‘Miscellaneous’ come from? My last name was ‘Martin’ but I always felt foreign from the rest of my family – kinda like a black […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems: I’m in an open relationship with my partner. I have another boyfriend and we see each other weekly, and practice safe sex. My partner, however, has numerous bed-buddies (which is fine) but he sometimes he forgets to wear protection. Three times in the […]
Michael Parmenter has been a significant player in the New Zealand dance scene for over three decades, creating some of the most challenging and exciting theatrical works ever presented. Parmenter’s name is synonymous with bold and innovative contemporary dance in New Zealand. His first major production was Between Two Fires (1983), a portrait of the […]
The 35th International Candlelight Memorial events were recently hosted in Wellington and Auckland with the theme, Ending AIDS Together. All four government parties sent letters that were read by representatives of RainbowYOUTH, GALS and the Ahakoa Te Aha lifted the spirits through song. Michael Bancroft, who recently stepped down as Guardian of the NZ AIDS Memorial […]