Category: Lifestyle

A growing number of queer, gay and inclusive venues in Sydney and Melbourne say their Instagram and Facebook accounts have been suspended, restricted or removed by Meta without clear explanation. The Laird, The 86, Palms on Oxford, UBQ and Tribe @ 231 are among the latest businesses affected. Meta has reportedly cited reasons including “human […]

OutRunnerz founder Ken Ogg and lead runner Josh Martin share the keys to the growing success of Auckland’s LGBTQ+ running club, where fitness meets friendship  When Ken Ogg first joined LGBTQ+ sports clubs, he was searching for something he felt had been missing in his youth: a sense of belonging. After competing in swimming at the […]

Patricio Manuel, the first openly transgender man to compete in a professional men’s boxing match, announced his retirement from the sport over the weekend. His professional record tells part of the story: four fights, three victories and one defeat. But Manuel leaves boxing with a title that stands as proudly as any championship belt. Patricio […]

A group challenging New Zealand’s puberty blocker ban has told the High Court at Wellington that the decision was never really about medication, but about the identity of the young people seeking care. “This is self-evidently about the identity of these particular users. It’s about who this very small group of young people are,” Victoria […]

With the commemoration of Matariki and the anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform both landing in July, the Burnett Foundation is drumming up momentum for an exciting year of change ahead, writes Content Manager Ethan Christensen  We’re stoked to see recorded HIV diagnoses trending downwards for another year. From our good friends at the University of […]

Turkey has barred a scheduled gay cruise from docking in the port city of Kuşadası, citing the country’s “moral values”, following another crackdown on LGBTQ+ Pride events. The Athens-to-Venice cruise, chartered by American LGBTQ+ travel company Atlantis Events, was prevented from stopping in Turkey on 7 July as originally planned. The cruise was aboard Virgin […]

Gay Olympian Mark Foster has opened up about the years he spent hiding his sexuality in his new tell-all memoir, My Double Life. The BBC pundit and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant came out in 2017 at the age of 47, after a long and successful career as a professional swimmer. Foster won an Olympic […]

Washington DC has always known how to turn Independence Day into a spectacle. But this year, the United States marked 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence; YOUR EX’s Matt Fistonich discovered that the capital felt even more charged than usual. By late afternoon, the city was shimmering in crazy 40+ summer […]