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Eli Matthewson and Jonny Williams will be NZ’s first same-sex dance partners competing in the new series of Dancing With The Stars. After Covid-restrictions stopped the series from being produced in 2020 and 2021, Dancing With The Stars NZ is back and this year will finally include a same-sex pairing as comedian Eli Matthewson enters […]
Aligning with Transgender Day of Visibility, the United States Government has announced its imminent plans to introduce X gender markers on U.S. passports. The announcement was made by U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken, who said that X gender markers would be available on passport applications from 11 April 2022. “The Department of State has […]
LGBTQ+ communities in the United Kingdom hoping to see a ban on the dangerous and dis-proven practice known as “conversion Therapy” may now have to wait for a change in government after Boris Johnson’s decision not to pursue a ban. According to reports by ITV News, an official leaked briefing document confirmed that Prime Minister […]
History has been made in the United Kingdom after Conservative MP Jamie Wallis revealed that he is trans, making him the nation’s first-ever openly transgender MP. The 37-year-old MP from Wales made the announcement in a social media post on Wednesday, the 30th of March. The post read “It’s time,” followed by a link to […]
Express chats with organiser Sunita Torrance (aka Coco Flash) about OUTfest – Taranaki’s first LGBTQ+ festival, that will be taking over New Plymouth from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 April. Sunita Torrance is one of the founding members of OUTfest along with renowned queer artist Shannan Novak and Sunita’s drag partner in crime, Daniel Lockett (aka […]
The mother of Marriage Equality, Labour list MP and former member for Manurewa, Louisa Wall, has resigned from parliament. Wall who was responsible for the passage of marriage equality in New Zealand in 2013 was first elected as a list MP for nine months in 2008, before returning to Parliament in 2011 as the MP […]
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. state of Arizona have passed new legislation that will restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in the state. Senate Bill 1138 (SB 1138) was approved by the state’s Republican-led House on Thursday the 24th of March, with 31 votes to 26. According to CNN, the legislation which […]
The twins have revealed they are both battling breast cancer. Iconic lesbian musical comedy duo the Topp Twins have gone public with their private health battles. The Topp Twins are widely regarded as the two most iconic lesbian entertainers in New Zealand, after decades of performing music and comedy together, with characters such as Camp […]