Category: Arts & Culture

Sep 30
Only Seven Men Enter Mr England As Organisers Call For Reinforcements

England appears to have developed an unexpected national emergency: a shortage of hunks willing to enter Mr England. Organisers of the male pageant are searching for more contestants after only seven men reportedly signed up for this year’s competition, well short of the 12 they hope to take forward. Eligible men aged 17 to 27 […]

Sep 27
Ryan Murphy Confirms Glee Reboot Script Is Written — And Original Cast Are Interested

Gleeks, this is getting serious: Ryan Murphy has confirmed that a script for a new incarnation of Glee is officially written. Just two months after revealing he was considering returning to McKinley High, Murphy says he has reunited with fellow Glee creators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan to put the idea on paper. He has […]

Sep 22
Preserving Rainbow Stories: Leilani Sio on community, queer history and bringing Carmen Rupe’s legacy to Wellington Museum 

Forty-five minutes from central Wellington, Leilani Sio (they/them) has found a place where they can disappear.  They live in a small village on the Kāpiti Coast, close enough to Pōneke for their work at Experience Wellington but far enough away to enjoy a degree of anonymity. The ocean is central to life there. Sio swims […]

Sep 21
Charlie Hunnam Reflects On Queer As Folk As He Returns To Another Queer Story

Charlie Hunnam is looking back fondly on the groundbreaking gay series that launched his career, as he returns to Netflix in another story steeped in queer themes and sexual repression. Long before Sons of Anarchy, The Gentlemen or Monster, Hunnam was 18 and playing Nathan Maloney, the fearless 15-year-old at the centre of Russell T […]

Sep 20
Troye Sivan Goes Medieval With Madonna, Ian McKellen And A Very Queer Party

Troye Sivan has gone full medieval for his new single Party, combining Madonna, Sir Ian McKellen and a castle full of queer revelry into one gloriously unexpected music video. The Australian pop star’s latest track is the second taste of his upcoming album She’s the Best, following the title track released last month. Party samples […]

Sep 19
AFL History-Maker Mitch Brown Gets Romantic In Queer Sports Music Video

Bisexual former AFL player Mitch Brown is swapping the footy field for a very different kind of contact sport in the new music video from Australian pop artist ANDY. Brown, who made history in 2025 as the first current or former male AFL player to come out publicly as bisexual, stars as ANDY’s love interest […]

Sep 18
Barefoot Days, Big Nights And The Queer Magic Of New York

YOUR EX’s Matt Fistonich Discovers Fire Island Pines, Manhattan Bars, and Brooklyn After Dark From the beautiful isolation of Fire Island Pines to the bars of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s queer dance floors, YOUR EX’s Matt Fistonich discovers that New York offers an LGBTQ+ holiday that moves effortlessly between barefoot relaxation and full-volume nightlife. New York […]

Sep 17
Review: Ashnikko Delivers a Riotous, Queer Rave at Auckland Town Hall

From tiny doors and Whittaker’s to filthy singalongs and a full-blown rave, Ashnikko’s Smoochies Tour gave Auckland’s young, queer and colourful exactly what they came for If you were young, queer and colourful, there was nowhere better to be in Auckland on Wednesday night than the Town Hall. Ashnikko’s crowd looked almost as though it […]