Day: June 4, 2025

We meet The Tīwhas – Aotearoa’s trailblazing takatāpui drag collective – set to return to Palmy Drag Fest with a high-energy blend of kapa haka, comedy, and live music. When the stage lights go up at Palmerston North’s iconic Regent on Broadway this October, the energy will be electric – because The Tīwhas are back. […]

US broadcaster PBS has come under fire from Republican lawmakers after Sesame Street celebrated Pride Month with an inclusive message, prompting accusations of “grooming” children from conservative politicians. To mark the beginning of Pride Month, Sesame Street‘s official social media account shared an image showing characters with multi-coloured arms – red, orange, yellow, green, blue […]

Drag performer and opera singer Jasmine Rice LaBeija is on the verge of making history, already having become the first drag act to reach the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. With one final performance left in Saturday’s grand finale, Jasmine could be crowned the show’s 2025 winner. Performing under the name Jasmine Rice, the Korean-American […]

The Trump administration has abruptly ended funding for a major HIV vaccine research initiative, a decision that scientists warn could set global progress against the virus back by ten years. On Friday, 30 May, researchers at Duke University and the Scripps Research Institute—the two leading teams behind the US$258 million Centre for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development […]

The National Park Service (NPS) has reversed a decision to close off Dupont Circle Park in Washington, D.C., during the final weekend of WorldPride 2025, after intense backlash from LGBTQ+ community members and advocates. Originally, the NPS announced that Dupont Circle Park would be closed from Thursday, 5 June to Monday, 9 June, citing public […]