Category: News
US Vice President JD Vance has falsely described the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as a “devil-worshipping” group while campaigning in Kansas, also misnaming the long-running LGBTQ+ charity and misrepresenting its appearance at a Los Angeles Dodgers Pride event. Vance made the remarks on Monday, 14 September, during a MAGA Inc. campaign event in Olathe, Kansas, […]
Family Bar founder Wayne Clark tells YOUR EX the Auckland venue will remain open under his licensing arrangements while its current owner appeals a decision declining her liquor licence application Reports that Auckland’s iconic Family Bar could be forced to stop selling alcohol following the rejection of its new owner’s liquor licence application do not […]
Turkish authorities have detained more than 100 people protesting a sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ organisations, as courts begin jailing activists arrested during nationwide raids. At least 126 protesters were detained in Istanbul and Ankara on Tuesday, 15 September, after gathering to demand the release of LGBTQ+ activists arrested days earlier. The demonstrations followed coordinated raids […]
NSW Police have defended a major drug-dog operation across Sydney’s Oxford Street nightlife precinct after LGBTQ+ patrons and community advocates described the police presence as intimidating and questioned why queer venues were again being searched. Around 15 to 20 officers were filmed entering at least one Oxford Street venue on Saturday, 12 September, accompanied by […]
Pete Buttigieg says he never would have run for the White House if he did not believe Americans were ready to elect an openly gay president. The former US Transportation Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate made the comments during an appearance on Meet the Press, as speculation continues around whether he could make another run […]
Hungary’s new government is moving to dismantle an Orbán-era adoption rule that effectively shut same-sex couples out of the system, marking another major shift in LGBTQ+ policy since Viktor Orbán lost power earlier this year. Prime Minister Péter Magyar has confirmed that his government will change the current rules governing adoption by single people and […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall discovers a harbour town where independent businesses thrive by championing each other Sitting on the edge of its spectacular harbour, Akaroa has the kind of beauty that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Its Māori history, French colonial influence and position within the dramatic Banks Peninsula landscape give the town […]
Gay Democratic congressional candidate Chris Gallant has responded after old fetish modelling photos resurfaced online, saying consensual images from a past relationship are being “distorted and weaponised for political purposes”. Gallant, who is running against Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District, appeared in photographs used by San Francisco leather and fetish […]