Day: June 5, 2025

Craig Young explores the long history of sex scandals in New Zealand politics—from consensual affairs to criminal acts—and asks what the Michael Forbes resignation says about Christopher Luxon’s leadership. The recent resignation of Michael Forbes, deputy chief press secretary to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, following a police investigation, reopens a familiar chapter in politics: the […]

Jessie Lewthwaite reflects on her first corporate Pride and questions why major brands are scaling back in 2025. Is this the end of rainbow capitalism or a wake-up call for authentic allyship? When I was a fresh-faced queer in Melbourne, I attended my first corporate-sponsored Pride event. I won’t name the brand—legal dramas aren’t something […]

Jonathan Joss, a 59-year-old gay Native American actor best known for voicing John Redcorn in King of the Hill, was fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday in what his husband described as a homophobic attack by a neighbour. Joss, who also portrayed tribal leader Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation, was visiting the site […]

As Pride Month unfolds, cities and states across the United States are making bold declarations of support for the LGBTQ+ community—flying Pride flags from government buildings and illuminating landmarks with rainbow colours in open defiance of the federal administration’s increasing hostility toward queer representation. Despite nationwide efforts by Republican lawmakers to ban Pride symbols from […]

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed the Secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a decision that could signal broader changes to other military ships named after prominent American civil rights figures, according to sources familiar with internal discussions. The vessel, launched in 2021 and named after gay rights pioneer and […]