Category: News
LGBTQ+ icon Leslie Jordan has reportedly passed away at the age of 67. The Comedian-actor, best known for appearing in Will & Grace and American Horror Story, reportedly passed away while driving in Hollywood. Jordan, who suffered a medical emergency, crashed his BMW into the side of a building, according to reports from local police […]
Political commentator and comedian Jon Stewart is being praised for his recent interview with the Arkansas attorney general debating her anti-trans laws. Stewart’s interview follows Arkansas’ March 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors – a law currently being legally challenged with the trial set to begin this month. The interview with Arkansas attorney general […]
Despite community transmission, a vaccine will not be available in New Zealand until December. The total number of confirmed monkeypox (MPX) cases in Aotearoa New Zealand has climbed to 25. Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand reported that two new cases have been confirmed this week, one in Auckland and the other in Wellington. Both […]
A trans woman living in London says she was asked to “prove” that she was female by a security guard after he followed her into a McDonald’s restroom. 57-year-old Paula Griffin says she was approached by the security guard when she entered a women’s restroom in a McDonald’s restaurant in Peckham, London, on Monday, the […]
LGBTQ+ Kiwi charities that could benefit from your GiveOUT Day donations include Dunedin Pride who are fundraising for their community hub. On Thursday 20 October, GiveOUT Day gives you the opportunity to donate to your favourite LGBTQ+ charities, and have corporate sponsors match your donation dollar for dollar. The wide-ranging list of charities your can […]
Auckland Pride have been denied funding for their Creative Director role by Creative New Zealand, effective next month. Director of Pride Max Tweedie talks to express. “On Friday 30 September, Auckland Pride received news that our funding for the role of Creative Director had been declined by Creative New Zealand – who first enabled the role […]
Slovakia’s LGBTQ+ community are mourning the loss of two people following a shooting outside an LGBTQ+ venue in what is believed to be a hate crime. Fatally killing two and injuring another, the suspected hate crime occurred in front of Tepláreň, a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Slovakia’s capital city, Bratislava. According to the Associated Press, […]
Files released by the FBI about the Jeffrey Dahmer case have shown how widespread homophobia enabled the serial killer to commit more crimes and also paint his victims in a bad light. Dahmer, who was convicted of murdering 17 males between 1978 and 1991, was finally arrested when Tracy Edwards managed to escape Dahmer’s apartment […]