Category: Lifestyle
Dr Mataroria Lyndon answers your health-related questions. I’m rainbow, takatāpui, and Māori. What does culturally safe and queer-affirming healthcare look like at Tend? I have struggled to find both at the same practice before. Culturally safe and queer-affirming care means you can show up as your full self, not just parts of it. For someone who is both Māori, takatāpui, and part […]
Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper has finalised a discrimination settlement with USA Powerlifting, bringing an end to a long legal battle that became one of the most closely watched trans sports cases in the United States. The settlement follows a major ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court in October 2025, which found that USA Powerlifting had […]
Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has been suspended for two matches after using a homophobic slur during Argentina’s Under-20 defeat to Brazil, in a sanction that will now sideline him for two upcoming South American World Cup qualifiers. According to Outsports, the incident happened during Argentina’s 3-1 loss to Brazil at the South American Under-20 Championship. […]
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 23 years after deliberately transmitting HIV to multiple victims in England. The sentence was handed down at Newcastle Crown Court on 23 April, following convictions for grievous bodily harm involving seven victims, as well as rape offences in four of […]
A looksmaxxing influencer has gone viral after saying he sees being called “gay” as a compliment, arguing that people often use it as shorthand for someone looking more attractive, polished or well-groomed than average. In the clip, Dillon Latham responds to being called gay by saying he is not insulted by it at all. In […]
This ends one-size-fits-all assumptions about gay, bi and takatāpui men More gay, bi and takatāpui men in Aotearoa may soon be able to donate blood, with New Zealand Blood Service changing its sexual activity screening rules in a move that shifts the focus away from sexuality and on to specific recent behaviour. For many queer […]
St Kilda player Lance Collard has had his suspension for using a homophobic slur significantly reduced after the AFL Appeals Board ruled that the original penalty was excessive, even while upholding the finding that he used the abuse. Collard’s sanction was cut from nine weeks, with two suspended, to four weeks, with two suspended, meaning […]
Cardiff City have been fined £15,000 by the Football Association after supporters directed homophobic chanting at Chelsea during an EFL Cup quarter-final in December. The chanting occurred around the second minute of Chelsea’s 3-1 win at Cardiff City Stadium on 16 December 2025, and the FA’s independent Regulatory Commission found the club had failed to […]