Day: September 7, 2026

Jess Lewthwaite is trying to embrace reclamation, but some wounds take time to heal.  I remember the first time someone called me a dyke. I was on the school bus, which I always hated. The school bus was where a lot of my bullying happened because you are trapped there, and all the kids were […]

From male intimacy to modern excess, director Stephen Barlow reveals how NZ Opera is reimagining Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers for a 21st-century audience Two men, one woman, an impossible pact and one of the most famous male duets ever written. On the surface, Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers has all the ingredients of a classic […]

Dallas Stars fans are taking Pride Night into their own hands after the NHL team removed the annual LGBTQ+ celebration from its 2026–27 promotional schedule. Longtime fan Tori Copeland was among those disappointed by the omission and has now teamed up with fellow fan Jason to organise an unofficial Pride Night during the Stars’ home […]

Ecuador has introduced a new adoption law that explicitly excludes LGBTQ+ people from adopting in several circumstances and has raised serious concerns about the rights of families with transgender children. The Reform Law Of Various Legal Bodies For The Streamlining Of Adoption took effect on 14 August after being approved by the National Assembly with […]

South Australia’s Parliament has rejected a One Nation bill that sought to introduce prison sentences for health practitioners providing certain gender-affirming treatments to people under 18. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Childhood Gender Dysphoria) Amendment Bill, introduced by One Nation’s Cory Bernardi, was defeated 11 votes to 8 in the Legislative Council. […]