Day: August 29, 2025

Aug 29
The Best Moments from Winter Pride 2025 – In Photos

Queenstown lit up with colour, connection, and unapologetic queer joy during Winter Pride 2025, and our camera lenses were there to catch it all. From the glitter-drenched dance floors to heartfelt hugs on the mountain, these images capture the magic, spirit, and fierce pride that defined the week. Festival organiser Sam Coulthard described this year’s […]

Aug 29
Opinion: What Happened at Outline?

Michael Stevens examines the charity’s 24/25 financial year and hopes a brighter future is ahead for New Zealand’s longest-running LGBTQ+ organisation. Outline Aotearoa’s history goes back over 50 years. Starting as “Gay Welfare” in 1972, it became “The Auckland Gay and Lesbian Welfare Group” in 1986, then “Outline” in 2007. Over the years, Outline has […]

Aug 29
From Disney to OnlyFans: Franek Skywalker Opens Up About His ‘Classy’ Racy Content

From Disney sets to fitness shoots — and now, OnlyFans — Franek Skywalker is the latest former Disney star to explore adult content in his own way. Skywalker, who played Seba in Do dzwonka, the Polish-language version of Disney Channel’s As the Bell Rings (the US version starred Demi Lovato), has joined a growing list […]

Aug 29
Two Men Publicly Caned in Indonesia for Same-Sex Affection

Two young men were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province this week after being found guilty under Islamic law for engaging in same-sex behaviour—despite no evidence of sexual intercourse. The men, aged 21 and 20, were caught kissing and hugging in a public toilet at Taman Sari Park in June. While the act involved no […]

Aug 29
The Office’s Oscar Nuñez Admits He Was “Nervous” About Returning as Beloved Gay Character Oscar Martinez

Oscar Nuñez has opened up about stepping back into the shoes of The Office’s Oscar Martinez for NBC/Peacock’s upcoming spin-off The Paper. The actor, who played Martinez across all nine seasons of the U.S. version of Ricky Gervais’ hit sitcom, admitted he felt “a little nervous” about returning to the role more than a decade […]

Aug 29
U.S Air Force Issues Guidelines for Ousting Trans Troops, Trials to Probe Gender Identity

The U.S. Air Force has become the first military branch to issue detailed instructions on how transgender service members will be involuntarily discharged under the Pentagon’s reinstated trans military ban. According to an August 12 internal memo, hearings for trans Airmen and Guardians will resemble court trials, complete with opening statements, witness testimony, medical records, […]