Category: Events
Victoria University will be celebrating Pride Week from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 of July and has announced a line up of events taking place around Wellington to celebrate. Monday: Board games night hosted at The Preservatorium, 39 Webb St from 6 to 10pm. Tuesday: Screening of intersex documentary ‘Intersexion’, and a post-film discussion with Mani […]
Helen Clark is a busy woman. She’s got her hands full making New Zealand proud as the 8th Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and recently, she she declared her candidacy for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations. But Aunty Helen isn’t going to stop her intensely busy schedule from expressing her support of the GLBT […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival has returned for another year! Founded on the principle of sharing box office income with filmmakers, this film-buffs fever-dream boasts an eclectic mix of unique cinematic marvels you won’t see at your neighbourhood theatre. Queer stories are again a highlight this year, and the festival is offering up a […]
Don’t let winter wanderlust get you down – ski into spring with the largest gay and lesbian winter pride event in the Southern Hemisphere, Gay Ski Week QT! The first time I saw snow was a magical experience. After spending years avoiding winter on tropical island getaways, experiencing the sheer beauty of a snow-topped mountain […]
The Auckland Rainbow Community Church, supported by St Matthew-in-the-City, are holding a memorial service for Orlando on Sunday 19 June at 7.30pm. The service will include the reading of the names and lighting a candle for each person who died, and composing a message of hope in the form of a banner, which will then […]
As anyone who follows her social media accounts knows Brandy Norwood had been as deeply affected by the Orlando shootings as the rest of us. Just the day before her Auckland concert she had posted a video of her meeting an enthusiastic fan with the errie message reading just ‘RIP’ in tribute to the young […]
Family Bar and Club on Auckland’s Karangahape Road will be raising money to support the victims and families of victims of the Orlando massacre at Pulse Nightclub. On Saturday 18 June at 10pm, a benefit is to be held at the iconic venue in support and solidarity with the GLBT community in America and all […]
On Wednesday evening, the Michael Lett Gallery was opened for a special preview evening of Niccole Duval, a new exhibition curated by Fiona Clarke that offers a candid look into the life of one of New Zealand’s greatest trans showgirls. Attended by a plethora of rainbow kiwi’s, the exhibition consists of a huge range of […]