Category: News
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in Malmö, Sweden, under the theme “United by Music,” celebrates pop music, multiculturalism and the LGBTQ+ community. The event, scheduled for May 11 (the morning of Sunday May 12 New Zealand time) at the Malmo Arena, will feature 37 acts from across the globe, including countries outside the […]
Ricky Martin, during a recent interview on “The View,” openly expressed his admiration for feet, directly telling co-host Joy Behar, “I love feet.” The Grammy-winning artist had previously touched on his unique interest in feet back in February, revealing that he shares photos of feet to delight his fans. In the new conversation on the […]
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 – […]
Danila Morozov, a 22-year-old Russian university student, has been sentenced by a Moscow court to 15 days in jail and fined 50,000 rubles (approximately $1,300 New Zealand Dollars) for “displaying LGBT symbols” and “discrediting the Russian military.” Morozov, who studies at the Higher School of Economics and serves on the Youth Parliament—an advisory group to […]
Jabbard Mabounda has been sentenced to one year in prison after he assaulted two men at a bus stop in Brixton following a Black Pride event in London. The two men, teacher Michael Smith and his boyfriend Nat Asabere sustained severe injuries and required hospital treatment. According to the Evening Standard, Mabounda launched an unprovoked […]
Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) and her newly formed political party have failed to secure any seats in the UK’s recent local election. Having finally registered the party in February 2023 after two rejections from the Electoral Commission, Parker’s party fielded five candidates across the UK in the elections held on 2 May 2023. In Stockport’s […]
Elon Musk has advised JK Rowling to curtail her tweets about transgender issues and instead focus on sharing more “interesting and positive content.” Musk made the suggestion through a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), which he had purchased in 2022. Responding to Rowling’s post from a month earlier, which discussed the definition of […]