Category: News
Two international names in trance land in Tāmaki Makaurau this October as 303 Events presents Ngā Wāhine o Te Trance, a night putting wāhine at the centre of the dancefloor. Taking over Darby Street Station on Friday 9 October, the event is led by Italy’s Alessandra Roncone and Australia’s Pinkque, bringing two distinct approaches to […]
Gay adult performer and model Alfonso Osnaya says he was knocked unconscious outside a well-known LGBTQ+ bar in San Francisco after being mocked over his work in adult entertainment. Osnaya says the incident happened outside Beaux in the Castro District on the morning of 17 September, following a confrontation that began inside the venue. “I […]
Calls for same-sex couples to be allowed to marry civilly are gathering momentum in Mauritius, three years after the country’s Supreme Court struck down a colonial-era law criminalising consensual sex between men. LGBTQ+ organisation OUT Moris is leading a national campaign calling for equal access to civil marriage, with international support now coming from the […]
Sydney has made LGBTQ+ history, with Councillor Olly Arkins becoming the City of Sydney’s first openly transgender Deputy Lord Mayor. Arkins was elected to the role by fellow councillors on 21 September, less than two years after first winning a seat on the City of Sydney Council in 2024. She was the only nominee for […]
A US law firm is threatening to sue one of North Carolina’s largest school districts unless parents are allowed to remove their children from a class taught by a transgender teacher. The Thomas More Society issued a formal demand to Wake County Public School System on 15 September, giving the district 15 days to meet […]
Two teenagers are to stand trial accused of murdering and robbing Dublin man Alex Coughlan after prosecutors alleged he was contacted through Grindr and targeted in a premeditated attack. Coughlan, 37, suffered serious injuries during an assault on Mill Road in Blanchardstown on 17 May 2026. He was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in a […]
Forty-five minutes from central Wellington, Leilani Sio (they/them) has found a place where they can disappear. They live in a small village on the Kāpiti Coast, close enough to Pōneke for their work at Experience Wellington but far enough away to enjoy a degree of anonymity. The ocean is central to life there. Sio swims […]
A coalition of 100 Australian organisations is urging federal MPs to reject attempts to redefine “sex” in the Sex Discrimination Act, warning proposed changes could weaken protections for transgender and intersex people as well as women more broadly. The open letter brings together women’s organisations, LGBTQ+ groups, unions, disability organisations and mental-health advocates. Signatories include […]