Day: June 18, 2026

Urge Events’ Locker Room party, which was due to take over K Road this weekend, has been postponed, with organisers confirming the NZ Falcons fundraiser will now take place on Saturday 18 July. The annual party, which raises funds for the New Zealand Falcons inclusive rugby team, had originally been scheduled for Saturday 20 June. […]

The Bachelor alumnus Colton Underwood has revealed that, before coming out as gay, he exclusively had sexual encounters with married men because he believed they were less likely to expose his sexuality. Speaking on the We Need to Talk podcast, the former Bachelor star said he felt married men had “more to lose” if their […]

Lil Nas X has shared a personal update with fans following a difficult start to 2026. The “Old Town Road” rapper was arrested in August 2025 over alleged battery of police officers, but the charges were dismissed in April 2026 on the condition that he complete a two-year treatment programme. Now, Lil Nas X says […]

The West African nation of Niger has become the latest country to introduce harsh legislation criminalising LGBTQ+ people. According to AP, the country’s military junta has confirmed that a new penal code containing provisions targeting LGBTQ+ communities has now come into effect. Under the code, anyone who “commits or attempts to commit an immodest or […]

San Francisco police have renewed their appeal to identify “The Doodler”, a serial killer who targeted gay men more than 50 years ago. Investigators believe the killer murdered six gay men between January 1974 and June 1975, and police are now offering a US$250,000 reward for information. Police say the victims were targeted because they […]

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has used her first formal address to the National Press Club to launch a broad attack on the rights and existence of trans people. Speaking in Canberra on 17 June, Hanson described the movement for trans equality as a “militant force” that must be “confronted”, and claimed Australia was being […]