Day: August 7, 2023

Ahead of the season finale on Friday 25 August, And Just Like That… star Sara Ramirez talks about their polarising character, Che Diaz, and coming out publicly – twice! It’s about 4.30am when Sara Ramirez appears on my screen, looking radiant and well-groomed, as part of a global roundtable interview featuring mainly Europe-based journalists. The […]

Historian Gareth Watkins explores August dates that had a significant impact on Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ communities. 4 August 1908 The Crimes Act 1908 was enacted. The legislation consolidated various laws, including one from 1893, which outlawed any form of sexual contact between males. Even if the sexual activity was consensual between adults, the State saw it […]

Long Beach, California, was awash with vibrant colours and joyful spirits as the city hosted its much-anticipated annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Now in its 40th year, the event celebrated not only the LGBTQ+ community but also the enduring strength of the nonprofit organisation that initiated the celebration from a small grass routes operation to […]

Island Boys rapper Flyysoulja (Alex Venegas) has reportedly come out as gay during a recent TikTok Live session after facing a storm of criticism for a video shared last month, in which he was seen kissing his brother. “I’m a top, I’m never a bottom, I’m a top, you understand what I’m saying?” Flyysoulja declared. […]

Pope Francis has firmly reiterated his stance that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including LGBTQ+ individuals and all other marginalised communities. “The Lord is clear: The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad,” he stated during an in-flight press conference as he returned from his five-day trip to Portugal […]