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Aucklanders are finding it difficult to access the safe sex drug following Lockdown, and Pharmac are slow to make the necessary adjustments to help. Auckland’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have highlighted flaws in eligibility for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PreP). PreP reduces the risk of HIV infection by 99 per cent. The drug is fully funded for those […]
The Canadian House of Commons has unanimously voted to ban the dangerous and ineffective practice known as conversion therapy. The new legislation, which was proposed by the current Liberal government led by prime minister Justin Trudeau aims to make it illegal to have a child, or anyone who is unwilling, to undergo the disproven and […]
Amy is one of five babies that have now been conceived through Sperm Positive, the New Zealand-based world-first: an HIV positive sperm bank. ‘Amy’ is only ten months old, but already she has changed the world. She is the first baby to be born after her parents met via the world’s first HIV positive sperm […]
Emilia Schneider has become the first out transgender official to be elected to Chile’s national congress. After first gaining prominence as the president of the University of Chile Student Federation, where she led students in Chile’s ‘Estallido Social’ (social outburst) protests between 2019 and 2021, the 25-year-old activist received over 26,000 votes in the nationwide […]
In yet another attempt to receive a presidential pardon, Tiger King star Joe Exotic has reportedly concluded that Biden may face the same conquests as former president Trump who coincidentally lost the 2020 election after not pardoning the ‘Tiger King’. Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for a range […]
Married at First Sight Australia has decided to axe a contestant from the show following homophobic and misogynistic outbursts on his social media. The man at the centre of the controversy, Simon Blackburn, was featured in the teaser trailer for the show’s upcoming season. However, it is now reported that the man will now be […]
Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence Marama Davidson has announced the approval of funding to support national-level family violence and sexual violence prevention initiatives for LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, older people and new migrant communities in Aotearoa. This funding is part of a $2 million commitment from Budget 2019 to understand […]
Montana State Senator Theresa Manzella believes that LGBTQ+ people who receive verbal and physical abuse are simply facing the “normal consequences” of their “choices.” The Republican lawmaker made the remarks on the 17th of November during an event to defend a minister who was accused of anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech after he said a food bank’s […]