Day: May 9, 2025

Victor Rodger’s Black Faggot comes to Christchurch’s new Court Theatre venue—delivering hilarious, emotional and unflinching portrayals of queer Pasifika life. This month, Black Faggot—Victor Rodger’s boundary-pushing, heart-wrenching, and hilariously unapologetic play—finally lands at The Court Theatre in Christchurch, and in more ways than one, it’s making history. Running from 17 May to 14 June 2025, […]

Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis, but past comments have raised concerns among LGBTQ+ advocates. Now known as Pope Leo XIV, Prevost becomes the first American to hold the papacy. The 69-year-old was born in Chicago and also holds Peruvian citizenship. He […]

Two Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma, Senator Dusty Deevers and Representative Jim Olsen, have introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges — the landmark 2015 ruling that legalised same-sex marriage nationwide. The proposal, Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, echoes similar efforts in at least five other U.S. states. While the […]

Washington, D.C. is preparing to host one of the most significant global LGBTQ+ events in recent memory: WorldPride 2025, held from May 17 to June 8. The celebration marks the 50th anniversary of the city’s Pride movement and is expected to draw up to three million visitors, making early travel planning essential. “Washington, D.C. is […]