Category: New Zealand
The Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura report card is giving the government at ‘F’ when it comes to preventing violence for Takataapui and Rainbow communities. “Flunking the government didn’t sit easily with us, but we didn’t really have a choice,” says project lead Sandra Dickson. “The reality is, there’s just one social work role responding to family […]
FUN HOME, the queerest of queer musicals opened at The Court Theatre on Saturday 10 August. Magnificently directed by Kathleen Burns, FUN HOME, deals with heavy thought-provoking topics like coming out in different eras, death, family and suicide, with subtle nuance and gentle humour. Fantastic, funny and heartfelt songs punctuate this Tony Award-winning musical, which […]
Celebrate the arrival of spring and join Auckland Museum for the highly anticipated return of Auckland’s most beloved singles event, Mingle at the Museum. This year, Auckland Museum is thrilled to introduce a special Pride Edition for our LGBTTQIA+ communities to join in on the Mingle magic. BOOK NOW! A DJ will be spinning the […]
Synthony, the show that combines EDM DJs with live vocalists and the 48-piece Auckland Philharmonia, took over Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday 3 August with a special Pride edition, Synthony Pride. Synthony Pride featured special guest performers for this one-night-only party including: Boh Runga, Harper Finn, Paige, Kita and Anita, and many more.
G.A.Y Auckland’s GEARED party celebrated the second birthday of Leather Up Auckland, with sexy beats by DJ Ryan Borne setting the perfect mood for the night. Leather Up is a Leather-focused social meet that embraces all tribes of kink and diverse fetish. Whether you identify as Leather, Pup, Dom, Sub, Rubber, Uniform, Sports Gear, Military […]
Winter Pride turns 21 this month! Chase away the winter blues with ten days of celebrations in Queenstown from Thursday, 22 August, to Sunday, 1 September. Here are YOUR ex’s picks of the festival’s must-attend events: Pride Dinner 2024 | Friday 23rd August Kick off the festivities with a stylish dinner at Yonder, Queenstown’s best […]
Take Dick Richards’ Dating Quiz to find out! Dating Fatigue: It’s more regular than the common flu and can affect us for years. It can influence our moods and our outlook on what our future could look like, and it can keep us isolated. What feelings come to mind when I say ‘dating’ or ‘the […]
Jessie Lewthwaite is a rare masc-lesbian swimming in a sea of femme sapphics. So what’s a masc-attracted girl to do? Walking down the stairs into the basement club, I am confronted with a sea of wall-to-wall femmes. This was one of Auckland’s rare queer women-who-love-women (WLW) nights. The crowd skewed younger, which was understandable since […]