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Taking place across three iconic K Road venues, URGE’s World Pride Party, took over G.A.Y Auckland, POP Bar and Phoenix, with DJ sets from the likes of Donald Bennett, James Leuii, Ryan Borne and Everett Wayne, plus performances from Tia Bear, Miss Geena and Hugo Grrrl.
Taking place across three iconic K Road venues, URGE’s World Pride Party, took over G.A.Y Auckland, POP Bar and Phoenix, with DJ sets from the likes of Donald Bennett, James Leuii, Ryan Borne and Everett Wayne, plus performances from Tia Bear, Miss Geena and Hugo Grrrl.
More research has cast doubt on the research methods within the UK Cass Review, which has been used to holt gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents. Authored by Irish, British, Canadian and European researchers in the fields of paediatrics, developmental psychology and endocrinology; experts have cast doubts on the Cass Review’s information-gathering processes. The criteria […]
Drag performers have filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki following protests against their library storytime events. Sunita Torrance and Daniel Lockett, known by their stage names Coco and Erika Flash, lodged the claim at the High Court in Auckland this morning. The legal claims against Destiny Church encompass allegations […]
Drag King Willy SmacknTush has voiced concerns about safety following threats and opposition from Destiny Church, which led to the cancellation of his drag storytime event. The Drag StoryTots event, scheduled for Upper Hutt, was called off due to safety concerns, but SmacknTush plans to livestream a drag storytime session on Facebook at the original […]
The Stonewall Inn, the iconic gay dive bar that became a pivotal site for the LGBTQ+ rights movement following a 1969 police raid, has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community. After undergoing significant changes over the past 55 years, despite its historic significance, 51 Christopher St., which housed the Stonewall’s largest bar and one of […]
U.S. President Joe Biden announced his use of clemency powers to pardon LGBTQ+ service members convicted under the military’s former policy against homosexuality. This decision follows a recent magistrate judge ruling that a lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding the discharges of gay veterans can proceed. On Wednesday morning, Biden released a statement […]
Senior National MP and Minister of Finance Nicola Willis has responded sharply to Brian Tamaki over a social media post concerning her Instagram activity and the following of a local Drag King. The Destiny Church leader and self-appointed “Apostle Bishop” criticised Willis for following drag king Willy SmacknTush, known for family-friendly story-time events, on Instagram. […]