Category: New Zealand
Older Takatāpui and Rainbow New Zealanders experience abuse at almost twice the rate of the general older population, with new research exposing family rejection, discrimination in aged care and people being forced back into the closet. Almost one in three older Takatāpui and Rainbow New Zealanders has experienced abuse within the past year, according to […]
All six defendants prosecuted over the violent disruption of a drag storytime event have now pleaded guilty, while Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says Australian authorities cancelled his visa and refused him entry to the country. The last of six people facing charges over a violent protest at a children’s drag event in West Auckland […]
New Zealand’s High Court has struck down Government regulations banning new puberty blocker prescriptions for young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, finding the restrictions unlawfully discriminated against gender-diverse young people and were introduced following inadequate consultation. Aotearoa’s controversial restrictions on puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse young people have been overturned by the […]
Sola Rosa, MELODOWNZ, Borderline, Lilbubblegum, DARTZ and Where’s Jai lead the first announcement for Cross Street Music Festival’s biggest edition yet, taking over K’ Road and Cross Street this November. Tāmaki Makaurau’s Cross Street Music Festival is back for 2026, with its first wave of artists revealed for Saturday 28 November. Now in its eighth […]
G.A.Y Auckland is moving up in the world, swapping its basement nightclub for K Road’s legendary Las Vegas Strip Club, with two nights of celebrations and some fabulous drag royalty to welcome everyone to its new home. Auckland’s queer nightlife scene is getting a shake-up, with G.A.Y Auckland relocating to the iconic Las Vegas Strip […]
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong tells YOURE EX’s Oliver Hall why transgender rights could become a coalition red line, where she believes politicians have overreached, and which rainbow issues her party still has work to do on. If Opportunity enters Parliament after November’s election, leader Qiulae Wong wants the freedom to work with either Labour […]
Dan and Phil finally hard-launched and are crash-landing in a city near you. In this unhinged and unafraid new era, join Dan and Phil live with their explosive new stage show for a much- needed night of outrageous oversharing, scream laughing, and celebrating that we’re all still here and we made it. This show is […]
Football trailblazer Jaiyah Saelua tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall what her fa’afafine upbringing can teach us about belonging in sport, and why the future of transgender athletes begins with the communities they call home The debate about transgender athletes has become one of the most contentious conversations in international sport. Questions about eligibility, competitive advantage […]