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The New Zealand’s BNZ Breakers will not wear the rainbow Pride Progress Flag on their uniforms during the Australian National Basketball League’s (NBL) Pride Round early next year. The Auckland-based club said the decision was made collectively by the team, following internal discussions around the league’s voluntary policy for wearing the insignia, which celebrates the […]
Jessie Lewthwaite celebrates our queerest capital. By a happy coincidence, I ended up having back-to-back party weekends away in the capital. Coming down from Auckland, I was concerned my soft Australian skin would be cold, and I was especially worried about how the gale-force winds would affect my hair, which I sculpt to make it […]
Ahead of the premier of his starring role in Set In Stone as part of Fringe In The ‘Stings, Eru Heke tells us what it’s like to be a young drag queen living in Hawke’s Bay. For 19-year-old drag artist and actor Eru Heke, Hawke’s Bay isn’t just home, it’s where art, identity, and community […]
A newly released tranche of emails from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sparked fresh controversy, with one cryptic exchange referencing former President Donald Trump in a way that top Democrats say raises serious questions—questions they claim are being blocked by the Department of Justice (DOJ). At the centre of the […]
A group of cisgender women have come together under the banner “Not in Our Name”, publicly rejecting the media and political narrative that claims to represent all women in the debate over transgender rights. Their collective open letter, published in collaboration with the Good Law Project, has garnered over 61,500 signatures so far — including […]
Cynthia Erivo has won praise for stepping in to shield Ariana Grande from an unexpected fan encounter at the Wicked: For Good premiere, turning heads both for her bravery and her loyalty. The incident unfolded on Thursday, 13 November, as the cast of Wicked walked the yellow carpet at Universal Studios Singapore. Stars Ariana Grande, […]
Kazakhstan is moving to adopt legislation that mirrors Russia’s controversial anti-LGBTQ+ laws, sparking alarm from human rights groups and LGBTQ+ advocates. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament, the Mäjilis, advanced a bill that would ban the “dissemination of information containing propaganda of pedophilia and/or non-traditional sexual orientation” in public spaces, media, and online. Framed […]
DJ Winner Mick, aka Mick Whitty, is known to community members for his sets at URGE parties, but recently he swapped the decks for boxing gloves. He tells YOUR EX about his physical and mental journey to stepping in the squared circle. When Wellington’s DJ Winner Mick — known off the decks as Mick Whitty […]