Category: New Zealand
Statistics show that one-third of transgender and non-binary people have experienced sexual violence, and only 7.1% of instances of sexual violence are reported to police. Founding member of the Rainbow Violence Prevention Network, Angelo Libeau, talks to Oliver Hall about the importance of all of us driving to eliminate sexual violence. Angelo Libeau grew up […]
Hamilton’s Rainbow Hub Waikato is the only permanent space in the country dedicated to all members of the rainbow community that’s not a bar or nightclub. Team Leader Slay Way tells us how a community created an inclusive space that’s the envy of Auckland and Wellington. Tell us about the Rainbow Hub Waikato (RHW). RHW […]
Elijah Luke Michel returns to YOUR ex to voice key concerns from the trans community about what the new government means for their wellbeing. I voted National once, when I turned 18. I had no idea about politics or political parties, but a family member insisted I voted and that I voted blue. Once I […]
Roman Lee-Lo is the manager of the Queenstown luxury hotel, The Rees. He talks to YOUR ex about Queenstown’s post-pandemic comeback, welcoming Winter Pride guests, and setting the benchmark in NZ hospitality. How well do you feel Queenstown has bounced back from the impacts of the pandemic? From a macro perspective, Queenstown is well and […]
Our favourite queens tell us about the impact of Drag Race Down Under, their challenging year, 2024’s new TV show, and the secret to their enduring friendship. “There’s a lot of opinions, and I totally can understand why,” Kita Mean tells us as we broach the subject of a controversial op-ed published on yourex.co.nz, where an […]
In a landmark initiative marking World AIDS Day on 1 December 2023, Positive Women Inc., in collaboration with Māori, key HIV sector agencies, and individuals living with HIV, has unveiled the groundbreaking ‘Ngā Taipakeke o te Urutā HIV – Ageing with HIV Research Report’. This pivotal study marks a significant milestone in understanding and addressing […]
With today’s press conference suggesting sexuality and gender identity will no longer be taught in schools, Craig Young wonders if the National/ACT/New Zealand First coalition will be a single-term government? As Josie Pagani noted in a recent Stuff opinion piece globally, centre-right governments are on the retreat. The British Conservative government is doomed. Its recent […]
Craig Young questions our legal system’s response to drug and alcohol-fuelled crime and asks whether enough detox and rehab programmes are being funded. My friend Stan Waipouri (1968-2006) didn’t make it to forty. He was murdered by two polydrug users, Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling, who were sentenced to imprisonment for his homicide. The […]