Category: New Zealand
2015’s Pride Festival was the best yet writes Levi Joule. Auckland Pride Festival, you were fabulous. Over the course of three weeks, the very best of our community was on display. Heading into the festival, there were doubts about a number of key events and the preparations made for them, however the worries proved unnecessary. […]
Transgender rights activist Eva Allan talks to News Editor Levi Joule about being bullied to the point of suicide by the same group behind Saturday’s Pride Parade protest. Transgender rights activist Eva Allan has spoken to express about the bullying she has suffered by the ‘No Pride in Prisons’ group behind Saturday’s Pride parade protest. Eva tells […]
The Rotorua Chamber of Pride has won best 2015 Pride Parade float. Richard Taki says that “this year it was an extremely hard decision so has taken a few extra days to finalise. Tamati Coffey’s entry showed a true community spirit by bringing together GLBTIQ people of different ages from Rotorua. They brought us the […]
Wellington’s Out In The Park is now to be held on the 28th and 29th of March as part of the CubaDupa festival. Out In The Park will return this year as part of the CubaDupa festival. CupaDupa and Out In The Park will be held in the Cuba mall precinct, where roads will become pedestrianised from […]
In yet another display of ignorance, ‘Queers Against Injustice” have thrown pink paint across ATM’s in Ponsonby, Mt Eden and Avondale this morning. These latest acts of vandalism follow the attack last Thursday night on an ANZ ‘GAY TM’ on Ponsonby Rd. ANZ tweeted this morning “Our Ponsonby branch was attacked, again. Shame people resort to […]
Councillor Linda Cooper has come under fire for labelling a critic of the National party entry into this year’s Pride parade a “judgemental little cock.” The name calling came as a result of Daniel O’Connor questioning the participation of National list MPs Alfred Ngaro and Melissa Lee’s in this year’s pride parade, given both MPs […]
Ponsonby Road has officially been closed off to the public in preparation for tonight’s Pride Parade. Barriers are now in place along Ponsonby Road and marshals taking up position at intersecting roads. Despite the rain, eager fans are pinching up prime positions along the parade route. Sources close to express confirm the Parade will still be […]
In a series of bizarre and transphobic statements, the Pope claims in a new book that those who transition are opposing ‘God’s order of creation.’ The head of the Catholic Church has claimed people who ‘manipulate’ their bodies are similar to ‘Herods’ that ‘destroy, that plot designs of death, that disfigure the face of man […]