Category: New Zealand
Shanan Halbert MP Spokesperson for Rainbow Issues reflects on World Pride Month. Following Pride Month and Schools’ Pride Week, we’ve been reflecting on how Labour can best advocate for our Rainbow community, amid National’s reckless choices which are taking us backwards. Labour has a proud track record of advancing equal rights. We led the charge […]
Sexy men filled Lyttelton’s Wunderbar on Saturday for an URGE party with a difference. For the first time, URGE hosted a Christchurch party outside of the CBD, heading to the port town of Lyttelton with a sexy ‘Bouys and Seamen’ theme! DJ Gregor (Christchurch), Winner Mick (Wellington) and Everett (Auckland) kept the dance floor thumbing […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) is set to dazzle audiences this winter with an extraordinary trio of ballets as part of its 2024 season. Solace: Dance to Feed Your Soul, presented in association with Ryman Healthcare, will grace the stages of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and Ōtautahi Christchurch from 1 to 17 […]
24% of LGBTQ+ Kiwi travellers have cancelled a trip after seeing a destination be unsupportive of rainbow communities. Booking.com’s latest LGBTQ+ travel research reveals that travellers continue to face significant challenges. Nearly half (43%) of Kiwi LGBTQIA+ travellers have experienced discrimination when travelling, rising to 62% for travellers across Asia-Pacific. LGBTQ+ travellers expect some form […]
As social media fills with memes of Hilary Clinton and Melania Trump holding riffles and ‘How Do You Miss’ trends on Twitter (X), Craig Young reminds us how dangerous political violence is for democracy and progress. On July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was the subject of an attempted assassination. […]
Craig Young says the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act or ‘Waka Jumping’ helps protect rainbow communities from fringe extremists and The Greens need to use it to remove Darlene Tana from parliament. It looks like the Green Party is about to expel former List MP Darleen Tana from Parliament over issues about migrant labour maltreatment at […]
As President Biden desperately fights to convince America he’s not too old for the job, Craig Young looks at the older politicians in our parliament and asks do we need an age limit? Although current debates about elderly politicians are restricted to Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s US presidential candidacies, what about our own parliament? […]
In an exciting and significant moment for NZ theatre, The Court Theatre in Christchurch is staging Fun Home, the groundbreaking musical based on the graphic novel by lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel about her complex relationship with her father and growing up in a funeral home. Lead actors Michael Lee Porter and Kelly Hocking share the […]