Day: July 7, 2020

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is excited to announce that it is performing physical concerts again at the Auckland Town Hall from Thursday 9 July, as it resumes its 2020 season. During the lockdown and through Level 2, the orchestra shared a wide range of digital content. This included their Thursday night Encore Livestreams, at-home performances, […]

From the early stages of homosexual law reform, successful gay panic murder defences to a ground-breaking yachtsman – Gareth Watkins examines the July dates that have shaped our queer community. 16 July 1925 A report titled Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders was tabled in Parliament. According to Mr Hawkins, Inspector of Prisons, the “worst pervert […]

Bob The Drag Queen stands up to silence. 2020 should be a coming-out party for Bob The Drag Queen (AKA Caldwell Tidicue out of drag). Her career sits pretty on a mountain-high pedestal. One of the most successful of RuPaul’s Drag Race Alumni, the Season 8 winner has just had a second season confirmed for […]