Day: October 6, 2026

Arohanui, Carmen xx opened at Wellington Museum with a fabulous celebration of one of Aotearoa’s most fearless queer icons. Guests gathered to honour Carmen Rupe’s extraordinary life and legacy, surrounded by glamorous outfits, photographs, archives and treasures from the Queen of Wellington’s remarkable world. ‘Arohanui, Carmen xx’ will be exhibited in Wellington Museum’s Te Wheke […]

LGBTQ+ veterans in Australia can now apply to have historical convictions for consensual homosexual activity removed from their Defence records, in a major step towards addressing decades of discrimination within the military. Australia has introduced a new process allowing current and former Australian Defence Force personnel to have historical convictions for consensual homosexual activity formally […]

Lil Nas X has returned with World’s Greatest!, his first single of 2026 and a deeply personal tribute to his late mother following a turbulent year of grief, mental-health treatment and legal proceedings. Lil Nas X is back with new music, and this time the usually provocative queer superstar is looking inward. The 27-year-old rapper […]

Vancouver punk band Rougaroux cancelled a show in Charlottetown after transgender singer Marina Hanly said she was stopped from using the venue’s women’s bathroom — prompting wider criticism from Prince Edward Island’s LGBTQ+ and music communities. A queer punk band has walked away from a Canadian gig after its transgender lead singer said she was […]