Day: May 20, 2025
Frankie Grande has released his brand-new single “Boys” from his forthcoming debut album Hotel Rock Bottom, enlisting RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Salina EsTitties for a cheeky, queer-infused music video. The video opens with Grande entering the bar of a sauna and inquiring about the steam room. “It’s open,” replies EsTitties, but she offers a stern […]
Apple has been fined by a Russian court for allegedly violating the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, according to multiple reports. The Tagansky Court in Moscow ordered Apple Distribution International Ltd to pay a total of 10.5 million roubles (approximately NZD $200,000) across four administrative cases. Three of the fines — totalling 7.5 million roubles (NZD […]
The escalating drama between beauty influencer James Charles and content creator Kayla Malec reached a new peak this week, as Malec responded to Charles with a series of three 10-minute videos. Her posts come shortly after winning a domestic assault case against her ex-boyfriend, Evan Johnson — a case that sparked widespread online discussion and […]
A group of trans women staged a topless protest outside the Scottish Parliament, condemning both a UK Supreme Court ruling that defines “sex” as biological and the Scottish government’s response to it. Standing with red-painted arms, tape across their mouths, and holding white roses symbolising the “death of transgender rights in the UK”, the women […]
NZ First leader Winston Peters took aim at Labour’s Chris Hipkins during a fiery exchange with reporters at Parliament on Thursday, calling him a “sausage eater” while rejecting claims about his parliamentary behaviour. Peters was responding to Hipkins’ earlier comments, in which the Labour leader suggested Peters held a record for being the worst-behaved or […]
For the first time in 13 years, Transgender Europe’s (TGEU) annual rights map shows a decline in trans rights across Europe and Central Asia — a stark reversal of progress. The findings echo those of a recent report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA), painting a bleak picture of mounting […]