Day: August 4, 2020

Take a step back in time with Auckland’s new self-guided LGBTIQ+ walking tour which traces the formation of the 1972 Gay Liberation Front (GLF). The GLF was a radical activist group that was made up of mainly young people and was responsible for bringing LGBTIQ+ people out of the closet and proudly onto the city’s […]

The introduction of ‘Mx’ is a historic first. Kiwis will have the option of choosing a gender-neutral pronoun when they enrol to vote in this year’s general election. The Electoral Commission say they made the move to be more inclusive of gender-diverse New Zealanders. “One of the changes we made was to include the Mx […]

The comedian reportedly told executives she “can’t go on” as staff reject her “phony” apology.   Ellen DeGeneres is on the verge of ending her iconic self-titled show after coming under fire for bullying behaviour. The Daily Mail reports that DeGeneres has told executives at Warner Bros that the only way for her to recover her […]

A disturbing report has highlighted the widespread oppression and discrimination faced by LGBT+ Syrians at the hands of both the government and ISIS. Interviewing 40+ LGBT+ people, three heterosexual men, as well as various caseworkers and humanitarian organisation representatives, the Human Rights Watch report found that LGBT+ citizens are being subjected to extreme acts of […]