Day: December 4, 2025
The man who penned the picture show candidly converses with YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about AI, inclusion, Trump and the enduring magic of Rocky Horror. When I finally reach Richard O’Brien over Zoom and apologise for being late, he brushes it off with a wicked grin. “Don’t worry. It allowed me to go out on […]
Western Australia is on the verge of passing long-awaited reforms to its surrogacy laws, in a move hailed as a major victory for LGBTQIA+ equality and inclusive family rights. After months of heated parliamentary debate, the Upper House completed its detailed review of the Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Bill 2025, voting 22 to 12 […]
Former U.S. President Joe Biden will be awarded the Chris Abele Impact Award this Friday at the 41st International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, recognising his decades-long advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights — and what many consider the most inclusive presidential administration in U.S. history. The annual event, hosted by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, will gather more than […]
Kristian Lavercombe, the actor who has starred in the Rocky Horror Show more than anyone else, discusses the enduring cosmic camp of Richard O’Brien’s ‘coming of age story for anyone who’s ever felt different.’ After a 15-year absence, The Rocky Horror Show is finally strutting back onto Aotearoa stages, with corsets and chaos fully intact. […]
In a heartfelt and spiritually rooted sermon, Pastor Phillippa Phaneuf of North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester, New York, came out as a trans woman, telling her congregation: “The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man.” Phaneuf used the final ten […]
LeAnne Withrow, a decorated former National Guard soldier and current civilian employee, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration over its anti-transgender bathroom policy, saying it’s forced her to avoid food and drink during work hours just to get through the day. The 35-year-old, who served in the Illinois National Guard from 2010 […]
Rhett Douglas Messerly, known in the adult entertainment industry as Scott Finn, has died at the age of 27. His family confirmed his passing in a heartfelt online obituary that remembered him for his kindness, humour, and generous spirit. Messerly passed away on 23 November 2025, with his family expressing comfort in the belief that […]