Category: Events
Wellington based photographer Kathryn Armitage is bringing “Out Of The Box”, an exhibition confronting societies need to categorise the communities in which we live, to the Wellington Pride Festival this March. Armitage says that she has “a huge interest in community and love[s] connecting with people, places and gaining an understanding of different aspects of our […]
London Professor William Spurlin will be giving a public lecture at Auckland Museum on Saturday 5 March, 2016. With extensive scholarship concerning queer studies, post-colonial studies and critical and cultural theory, Professor William Spurlin will deliver a lecture about the legacy of Nazi persecutions of gay and lesbian people during the Second World War. Like […]
Lesbian music power couple Tama Sumo and Lakuti are coming to New Zealand to headline the final Anno Domini event on Sunday 28 February. German DJ Tama Sumo, world renowned resident at the infamous Berghain / Panorama Bar in Berlin holds a seat in disc jockey royalty. With aural intensity that guarantees multiple ear-gasms, Tama Sumo […]
What an evening! Ponsonby Road was packed with colourful folk and bright, happy faces during the 2016 Auckland Pride Parade. Vinnie Sykes, Fran Wilde, Daniel Nehemiah, Penny Hulse, Amanaki Prescott-Felatau and David Hindley all took to the street to set the parade in motion for another year. Excitement mounted as the seven-deep rainbow ribbon was cut and the parade began! […]
Everyone’s favourite New Zealand 90’s girlband, Truebliss, is sent to reunion for the 2016 Auckland Pride Parade. Originally formed on hit television show ‘Posters’, the band has remained friends throughout the years. The decision to reunite during the Pride Parade speaks to the band’s support of the GLBT community. In response to discrimination and homophobia […]
The renegade Aussie based troupe, Briefs, opened at the ASB theatre on Wednesday 17 February as part of the Auckland Pride Festival. Queen Bee Shivana hosted, and was emotional about her first gig in NZ. As a NZ born Samoan, she was proud of her team of 6 boys and their raunchy acts. A sort […]
Coyle Park was both a site of celebration and a site of protest during yesterday’s LYC Big Gay Out. According to an announcement by Emcee Miss Ribena during the festival, over 10,000 people made merry at the event, enjoying exceptional entertainment from the Durex Main Stage, and community spirit among the many tents and stalls on […]
The very first Proud to Play sports tournament will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, during the Pride Festival, 13-20 February 2016. Pride to Play NZ features 10 sports and organisers estimate about 400 athletes from across the Asia-Pacific region will participate along with 2,000 supporters. It will be held in Auckland during the Pride […]