Category: News
The queens of Drag Race Down Under are jetting off to Europe for an international showdown in Down Under vs the World — a brand new spin-off set to showcase Aussie and Kiwi drag talent on a global stage. Streaming platform World of Wonder confirmed the upcoming series back in August, on the heels of […]
New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Stephen Rainbow, talks to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about the importance of societal cohesion, intergenerational dialogue, and what’s needed to protect LGBTQ+ human rights in a polarised world. When Stephen Rainbow took on the role of New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner, he knew it would be complex. But […]
Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks has pulled his horror feature Together from cinemas in China after discovering that local distributors used artificial intelligence to censor a queer storyline, replacing a gay couple with a heterosexual one — all without his knowledge or consent. Shanks, who wrote and directed the acclaimed Aussie horror, spoke out against the […]
Brenda Biya, the openly lesbian daughter of Cameroon’s long-standing president, Paul Biya, is urging the people of Cameroon not to re-elect her father — citing his regime’s harsh treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals and its broader failures to serve the nation. In a viral TikTok video, Brenda—also known by her rap alias King Nasty—denounced the 92-year-old […]
A Utah state representative has proposed renaming a Salt Lake City street currently honouring gay rights icon Harvey Milk to commemorate conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was recently killed in the state. Rep. Trevor Lee (R–16th District) introduced legislation to rename a portion of 900 South—officially designated Harvey Milk Boulevard in 2016—as Charlie Kirk Boulevard. […]
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon launched a dramatic outburst in a Sydney courtroom this morning, accusing NSW Police of “serious misconduct and corruption” and vowing that he “will not be silenced.” Lamarre-Condon, appearing via audio-video link from custody, interrupted proceedings shortly after his pleas were confirmed to address the court directly. “Sorry your Honour, I […]
Democratic congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to the US Congress, has condemned House Republicans for blocking her proposed amendments to the 2026 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) — amendments that would have repealed Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. Despite her efforts, the Republican-controlled House refused […]
Former US presidential candidate & Trump appointee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, is under mounting pressure from a coalition of states after his administration threatened to withdraw federal funding from sex-education programmes that include references to transgender and non-binary people. A legal complaint has been filed against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), […]