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Cole Hampton, who passed away on Friday night, was well known as Wellington drag superstar, Pamela Hancock. Cole Hampton’s wake will be held at the Eva Beva at 6pm on Thursday night. Well known for his portrayal of popular Wellington Drag character Pamela Hancock aka Auntie Pam from Bulls, Cole Hampton’s death has left Wellington’s […]
Experts say New Zealand can expect more cases in the coming weeks. New Zealand should prepare for more monkeypox cases over the coming weeks as the first person in Auckland tests positive for the viral disease. The man, who is in his early 30s, became the country’s first confirmed case on Saturday night. He is […]
Historian Gareth Watkins compiles significant July dates in Aotearoa New Zealand’s LGBTQ+ history including the passing of Homosexual Law Reform. 26 July 1877 One of the earliest missionaries in NZ, William Yate, died on this date. Born in Shropshire in 1802 he arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1828. Scholars think he had sexual […]
Thirty LGBTQ+ people have been beaten and robbed before being arrested by Police in Ghana. According to the LGBTQ+ rights group Rightify Ghana, Twenty-nine men and one transgender woman were arrested after a homophobic mob attacked their house party on the 26th of June. Rightify Ghana says the party was violently interrupted when a group […]
Boris Johnson’s most senior LGBTQ+ MP has joined the growing list of MPs deserting the embattled Prime Minister and his Government. Housing minister Stuart Andrew announced his resignation from the UK Government via Twitter, confirming that he would be stepping down from the role he was appointed just six months earlier. “Loyalty and unity are […]
In court, one of the pair pleaded ‘not guilty’ which sends the case to a jury trial. Two men accused of torching Tauranga’s Rainbow Youth building have appeared in court facing a joint charge of arson. Alexander James Burgess, 33, and Zechariah Vincent Phillips, 29 appeared in the Tauranga District Court today accused of deliberately […]
Start your engines Aotearoa, RuPaul’s new queens include NZ-based Spankie Jackzon and Yuri Guaii, plus NZ-born Kween Kong and Aubrey Haive. 10 queens from across Australia and New Zealand with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent have been selected to compete for the glory, title, and bragging rights of being crowned the queen of […]
An openly gay former wrestler running for office in Kansas City says he refuses to back down and will continue his campaign despite homophobic slurs being tagged on his campaign posters. Justice Horn – an openly gay former NCAA wrestler turned Kansas City politician, is running for a seat on the Jackson County Legislature. With […]