Category: New Zealand
Just a few doors down from K Road’s Family Bar is everyone’s favourite underground club which welcomes every colour in our LGBTQI+ rainbow – G.A.Y Auckland. Photos | Jasmin Sheikh. G.A.Y Auckland, 262 Karangahape Road.
With tickets selling out fast, the organisers of Winter Pride 2024 are gearing up for the most spectacular final party ever! Thanks to the event’s new team finalising an outstanding lineup of talent and entertainment, showcasing the fresh direction of Winter Pride and promising an unforgettable night. An Unbeatable Lineup Winter Pride has truly outdone […]
K Road’s favourite superclub just keeps giving us reasons to go back. For all you karaoke queens out there, every Thursday in June head down to Saloon Bar (one of Family’s four bars) for ‘Sing Like A Star’ a karaoke competition that builds every week to a grand final on Thursday 18 July. Saloon also […]
Established in 1987, World of WearableArt (WOW) is a New Zealand-born celebration of art, design and fashion. YOUR ex talks to five rainbow community members (plus an ally) with different connections to the show about this queer creative spectacle. The 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE will bring the magic and vibrancy back to the heart of Wellington […]
Predictably, Brian Tamaki’s grandstanding against drag queen story times and rainbow crossings has died down, so he’s trying a new anti-trans tactic instead, says Craig Young. This suggests that Tamaki is fixated on public performance of anti-LGBTQI+ misbehaviour but has no real strategy to follow through once he has done so. Sunita Torrance and Daniel […]
From traumatic drug-fuelled teenage years to fighting to be a queer male role model in New Zealand music – Ardon England is ready to make a statement with his EP, That’s Camp. Ardon England first gained national attention when his Pride Box classes for the queer community made national news. A skilled dancer, he has […]
When our government was passing legislation to ban conversion practices in Aotearoa, I heard gruelling stories about the discrimination many rangatahi faced growing up. I want to help change that. Education empowers us to reach our full potential, so we must accelerate the work with schools and teachers to promote safe and inclusive environments – […]
Following on from a successful Rainbow Games, Auckland has been shortlisted as one of the ten cities vying to be the host of the 2030 Gay Games. The bidding process for the 2030 Gay Games began in January 2024, with 25 cities from across five continents expressing interest. Ten cities have advanced to the next […]