Day: October 4, 2024

Spankie Jackzon’s debuted her solo show Just The Tip for the first time on NZ soil to open Palmy Drag Fest… and kicked it in the d**k! We are sat next to Spankie’s parents for her homecoming show. During our cover interview for our August issue, Spankie revealed that her parents had not seen the […]

Data from 2023 Census highlights nearly 5% of New Zealanders Identify as LGBTIQ+ among a bevy of interesting facts. The first official statistics on gender and sexual identity in New Zealand have been released, showing that 4.9% of the population identifies as part of the LGBTIQ+ community, with bisexual individuals making up the largest proportion. […]

Check out the sexiest, funniest and best pictures from Queenstown’s Winter Pride 2024 Festival.  2024 was the first year of operation for new Winter Pride owners Sam and Odette. They tell YOUR ex, “Now that the dust has settled, we’re incredibly proud of what we achieved with Winter Pride this year. It was a challenging […]

Craig Young examines Family First’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion campaign. Some weeks ago, I did an article on Family First’s highlighting of equal employment opportunities and segment advertising to LGBTQI+ communities, recognition of Te Ao Maori, climate change and other far-right thought crimes. My assessment was that the “Woke Up” website wouldn’t arouse particularly much […]

While Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey continues to delay the release of expert ministerial advice about the prescription of puberty blockers to trans children and adolescents,  Craig Young looks at what information exists about current medical practice in this area. According to a recent New Zealand Medical Journal paper written by Charlotte Paul, Simon Tegg and Sarah Donovan (27 […]