Category: News

Jan 20
Auckland’s Rainbow Parade Cancelled Due To Omicron Concerns

Just a day after the announcement of the cancellation of the Ending HIV Big Gay Out, Rainbow Pride Auckland has confirmed that the Auckland Rainbow Parade, which was scheduled to take place on the 19th of February 2022, has been cancelled. Citing the potential health risk that Aotearoa New Zealand faces from a possible outbreak […]

Jan 19
NZAF Pull the Pin On Auckland’s BIG GAY OUT

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation have announced that their annual BIG GAY OUT for 2022 has been cancelled due to concerns around “the safety of the communities and organisations” that attend the event.  ⁠ The free event, which attracts 15,000 to 20,000 people, has become one of the ket events in Auckland Pride, however with […]

Jan 13
G.A.Y Nightclub Confirmed As Location Of Interest

K-Road’s Popular G.A.Y Nightclub has been confirmed as a location of interest linked to the current Delta outbreak. According to the Ministry of Health, the club was visited by a Covid Positive person between the times of 1.45 am and 3 am on Saturday the 8th January. Anyone who was at the location between those […]

Jan 11
Are You The Next Mr Bear New Zealand?

Bear New Zealand are calling out for contestants to enter the annual Mr Bear NZ competition and represent Aotearoa in the Bear community here and abroad! Gentlemen, start your engines – and may the best Bear win! If you are keen to participate in the Mr Bear New Zealand contest on January 28 at the […]

Jan 11
Ladyhawke’s Life-Changing Lessons

Pip Brown, aka Ladyhawke, just released her aptly titled new album Time Flies, which she began recording in 2019. She tells Oliver Hall how pandemic restrictions helped her find greater confidence and reminisces about coming out, travelling the world and meeting her wife. Tell us a bit about your new album Time Flies? I started […]

Jan 07
Taiwan Judge Makes Historic Ruling For LGBTQ+ Adoption Rights

In what has been described as a historic step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in the Asian region, a judge in Taiwan has ruled in favour of a gay man wanting to adopt his husband’s non-biological child. The ruling, which was made on the 25th of December at a family court in Kaohsiung city, will enable […]

Jan 05
“Ex-gay” Leader & Conversion Therapy Preacher Admits He Still Sleeps With Men

Despite preaching that Jesus and conversion therapy can give “freedom from homosexual and transgender lifestyles,” – “Ex-gay” leader Jeffrey McCall has admitted that he still sleeps with men. The self-titled “former homosexual” and “former transgender woman” Jeffrey McCall, who founded the group Freedom March – an organisation that holds marches to oppose bans on conversion […]

Jan 05
UK Government To Assist With Pardons For Historic Gay Convictions

The UK government has announced further plans to help individuals obtain official pardons for historical convictions of gay and bisexual men convicted of consensual gay sex prior to homosexual law reforms. Agreeing to amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, the UK government aims to help expunge the records of people who were convicted […]