Day: April 11, 2023
Get ready to laugh until your sides ache because the New Zealand International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo is back, and it’s their 30th birthday! From the 5th to the 28th of May, the New Zealand International Comedy will take over stages across Auckland and Wellington with a line-up of hilarious comedians from all over the world. […]
If you like non-penetrative sex, New Zealand is a great place to come. In a recent roundup of data analysis from their app, Grindr has announced that New Zealand has the second-highest percentage of ‘sides’ of any country in the world where the app is actively used. ‘Sides’ is a recent addition to Grindr’s optional […]
The legendary K Road Strip Club at 339 Karangahape Rd is set to become Auckland’s newest gay bar, Heaven. Opening in mid-May. Owner Wayne Clark tells express that Heaven is aiming for a different market to mainstream club Family and cutting-edge basement bar G.A.Y Auckland. “Family and G.A.Y are still the best places to go […]
Gareth Watkins fondly revisits Georgina Beyer’s reflections on the most significant moments in her professional career. In 2013 I was privileged to record over five hours of audio interviews with Georgina about her life and career. In tribute to Georgina, here are some lightly edited quotations from those recordings. Georgina was born in Wellington in […]
Historian Gareth Watkins uncovers dates in New Zealand’s past that have impacted today’s queer community in Aotearoa. 28 March 1903 Playwright and medical practitioner Merton Hodge was born on this day in Taruheru, Poverty Bay. Hodge studied at King’s College in Auckland and then Otago Medical School. He moved to England in 1931 where he […]
Everyone’s favourite basement K Road bar, G.A.Y Auckland continues to ‘slaaaay’ this April. Saturday nights throughout the month will be hosted by the fabulous Miss Gendered and on Friday nights prepare to get freaky as Babyfreekk takes charge. Head on down for a drink in NZ’s most diverse bar, your home – G.A.Y Auckland! Photos […]
In a historic move, Sarah El Haïry, a Democratic Movement politician and the youngest serving minister in France, has become the country’s first female minister to publicly identify as queer. 33-year-old El Haïry serves as the state secretary for youth at the Ministry of National Education and revealed her sexuality during an interview with Forbes. […]
This Easter Sunday, Los Angeles’ West Hollywood Park experienced a surge of activity as hundreds gathered to express their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community to protest the increasing number of laws targeting transgender individuals and drag performers. The event, known as Drag March L.A., was a demonstration organised by the Los Angeles LGBT Center and […]