Day: September 18, 2017

Auckland Pride Board Chair Lexie Matheson has taken out a bronze medal at the WGKF World Karate Championships held over the weekend. Matheson was the first transwoman to compete in the Championships, which this year was held in Bucharest, Romania. “It’s such an honour to represent New Zealand, and to get to stand on the […]

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has qualified for the Commonwealth Games, the first openly transgender New Zealand athlete to do so. Hubbard has taken out the women’s 90kg-plus division at the Commonwealth and Oceania championships meaning she qualifies automatically for the Commonwealth Games, alongside the winners of each of the 16 divisions. Hubbard lifted 145kg in the […]