Day: May 17, 2026

For queer travellers from Aotearoa, northern hemisphere Pride season has always had a certain magic. It arrives just as New Zealand settles into winter, offering the perfect excuse to swap grey skies for long summer evenings, open-air stages, packed streets, historic queer neighbourhoods, and cities that know how to turn protest into spectacle. In 2026, […]

A 19-year-old transgender student who was fatally stabbed near the University of Washington on Sunday night has been identified as Juniper Blessing. Blessing was remembered by loved ones as “the most amazing human being we have ever known.” Her family released a statement through the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance on Thursday, 14 May, which […]