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Fashion Your First Time At Fashion Week? Let Me Show You Around! As New Zealand Fashion Week 2025 opens its doors to the public for the first time, Angus McDougall chats with Fashion Week board director Liam Taylor about breaking down the myths of exclusivity and embracing the week’s inclusive spirit. New Zealand Fashion Week, […]
California has refused to comply with a Trump-era directive to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports according to their affirmed gender, standing firm in its commitment to anti-discrimination laws. On Monday (7 July), the California Department of Education formally rejected demands from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which […]
PA number of religious groups have voiced fierce opposition to the Pride Progress flags displayed along London’s Regent Street, claiming the installations amount to “indoctrination” and warning of “eternal punishment” for Mayor Sadiq Khan. The flags, which were installed from 22 June to 17 July 2025 to celebrate Pride Month and Pride in London, replaced […]
Fa’afafine playwright, Hibiscus Tupua-Wilson, talks to Oliver Hall about using art, theatre, and ballroom to uplift Aotearoa’s queer Pasifika youth. At 26, Hibiscus Tupua-Wilson is already a commanding voice in Aotearoa’s queer Pasifika arts scene. A writer, performer, and godmother of the House of Marama, she embodies the resilience of living as a fa’afafine and […]
At Pride in London 2025, love took centre stage when gay influencers and married couple Nick Toteda (@nicktoteda) and Anthony Cushion (@antcfitness) shared a powerful kiss directly in front of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters, making a vibrant statement for equality and visibility. The couple posted a video of the moment on Instagram with the caption: “Spreading the […]
Pride in London 2025 brought vibrant colour, joyful energy, and community spirit to the streets of the capital on Saturday, as tens of thousands turned out for the UK’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration. The parade officially began at midday under cool and cloudy skies, but the weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. Dancers, performers, […]
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has vetoed several controversial bills passed by the Republican-led state legislature, including one that would prohibit gender-affirming care for transgender individuals in the state prison system. The legislation in question, H.B. 805, aimed to ban public funds from being used for hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgeries for incarcerated transgender […]
Mīria George: Uplifting Queer Indigenous Voices in a Challenged Climate Kia Mau Festival co‑director Mīria George talks about platforming queer Indigenous talent in a time of political challenge. For Mīria George, creating space for queer and Indigenous artists isn’t an afterthought — it’s the whole point, George explaines to YOUR EX. As co-director of the […]