Day: February 14, 2019

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1659″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Big Gay Out After-Party 2019  Family Bar & Club 270 Karangahape Rd, Auckland Photos: Yosuke Tanaka Auckland’s iconic Family bar and Club farewelled 2019’s Big gay Out with a bang, hosting the official after-party from 7 pm. 

A new study out of the Netherlands has revealed that children who are being raised by same-sex families are actually outperforming their peers who are being raised by heterosexual families in primary and secondary school. The study, which was conducted by researchers Deni Mazrekaj, Kristof de Witte and Sofie Cabus, from KU Leuven University, used […]

The gay British mathematics genius, Alan Turing who helped create modern computing and defeat the Nazi’s in the Second World War, has been announced as the most iconic figure of the last century, surpassing even the likes of Nelson Mandela. Turing, who was prosecuted for being gay, was chosen by the British public in a live broadcast […]

A working group has been set up to explore the possibility of establishing a new Auckland Pride festival The ‘Rainbow Community Working Group’ has been launched with the aim to undertake LGBTIQ+ community events which will “be inclusive for everyone for 2020 and beyond.” The group has established a Facebook page which they have invited […]

NZ Herald Premier Series: Fantasy 8pm, Thursday 14 February Including highlights from Wagner’s comedic opera Die Meistersinger: Overture, British composer Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ and Berlioz Symphonie fantastique. Berlioz composed this spectacular symphony to recover from a failed love affair. He evidently found it therapeutic to write music depicting his own beheading and to conclude the […]