Day: March 17, 2021

Page has become the first transgender man to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. Elliot Page has spoken about the discomfort he felt in his body before coming out as trans, saying his decision to get top surgery was “not only life-changing but lifesaving”. Page came out as transgender in December in an emotional […]

Voted one of Auckland’s best nightclubs, G.A.Y, boasts some of the best homegrown talent Auckland has to offer. Weird and wonderful Drag shows can be experienced every Friday and Saturday. Head to G.A.Y for Absolut Slushies, U.V drinks and a Whanau atmosphere. It feels like you’re home!  G.A.Y Bar, 262 Karangahape Rd, Auckland. Photos | […]

Historian Gareth Watkins explores significant March dates in Aotearoa’s queer past, to see what March has given us. 10 March 1953 Activist and counsellor Mani Bruce Mitchell was born in Mount Eden, Auckland. Identified (inaccurately) as hermaphrodite at birth, Mitchell was subjected to non-consensual normalising genital surgeries as a child, and sexual abuse – which […]

After a packed Pride month, Family Bar is keeping the action going this month with Friday Pink Nights – hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under contestant Kita Mean, and starring drag talent Monty Montgomery, Niyalla Night and Margarita Blades. Expect anarchy! Family Bar & Nightclub, 270 Karangahape Rd, Auckland. Photos | Peter Jennings. [ngg […]