Category: New Zealand
The creator of comedic queer web series Two Naked Gay Guys, or 2NGG, has successfully crowdfunded $8982 since March, 2016. This is enough funding to provide two additional episodes of the web series, each budgeted to cost around $4000 each. However, the funding is not expected to stop there. Creator Conan McKegg has promised an eclectic range […]
Having control over your health and wellbeing is a vital part of living in the queer community. Gay and bisexual men are the highest proportioned group who are living with HIV related illnesses in New Zealand and many of these people may have the disease and are unaware of it. Testing is one of the […]
The Auckland suburb of Mt Albert has been the site of the violent robberies of three Grindr users. Police believe that these attacks were all done by the same individual who lured his victims using the gay hook up app. It is possible that there have also been other unreported attacks says Detective Constable Laura Hadwen, who […]
Leonard Nattrass-Berquist and Beauen Wallace-Loretz have been found guilty of the murder of Ihaia Gillman Harris. The two men who were under eighteen at the time of the murder pleaded not guilty and claimed self defence in the case which saw them attack Gillman Harris in at Ascot Epsom Motel in December 2014. During court proceedings, the two […]
In a campaign focused on encouraging body positivity and resilience by advocating the diversity and beauty of all our bodies, Kellogg’s Special K has recruited NZ transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland to help combat personal doubt and body negativity. In a recent study, Kellogg’s found that 7 of 10 women in New Zealand experience hatred for their […]
Auckland University students in conjunction with AUSA are gearing up for the 2016 Pride Week celebration on and around the central city campus. Pride Week is a staple on the Auckland University calendar and is organised by the Auckland University Student Association with help from organisations such as UniQ, the Auckland University Queer social group, […]
Michael Bancroft has been promoted to Officer of St John by Her Majesty the Queen of England. “While no longer working for St John since July 2014 when I retired I continue my volunteer involvement as a Chaplain of the Order” says Bancroft, an openly gay man who has played a large role in supporting […]
Gustavia Nia Lui, a young New Zealand entrepreneur who is taking the Kiwi shoe industry by storm, says that her plus sized shoe range, Staavias, is for everyone. Staavias provides footwear for people with feet sized between 10 and 14 in a range of glamorous styles. “I have someone close to me that is part of […]