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Dave Chappelle has been defended by the family of a late trans woman who was friends with the comedian, saying they are not offended by his controversial Netflix special. Dave Chappelle’s The Closer Netflix special has caused widespread controversy, with thousands calling for it to be removed from the platform. The Netflix special which premiered […]
Gold-Medal winning diver Tom Daley says he is making it his mission to ban nations where being LGBTQ+ is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics. Daley, who made the comments while accepting an award for his sporting achievements at the 2021 Attitude Awards, declared he would campaign to have countries that carry the […]
Launched on World Mental Health Day, LGBTQ+ Christians in the United Kingdom are being invited to take part in a vital new research project that will examine the impact of “the increasingly toxic rhetoric around sexuality and gender identity” from within the Church. Aiming to measure how safe “increasingly vulnerable” LGBTQ+ Christians feel, the research […]
A new tell-all memoir has revealed that an openly gay White House staffer working in Melania Trump’s office was reportedly fired due to his “lively” Grindr account. The claims which are made by former White House communications director, press secretary and chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham in her newly published […]
Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at significant October dates that have had a lasting impact on our rainbow communities. 8 October 1968 A petition calling for the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between consenting males aged 21 and over was presented in Parliament. The petition, organised by the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society, was signed […]
History-making Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been announced as the University of Otago’s sportswoman of the year. Announced at the Blues awards, the Queenstown athlete who became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics is also believed to be the first transgender winner of the title in the event’s 113-year history. Hubbard, […]
The Mayor of London says he hopes the community will be the first of many, while kiwi academic asks, “when NZ will get the same?” The United Kingdom has opened its first ‘LGBTQ-affirmative’ retirement facility. Located in the historically gay-friendly London suburb of Vauxhall, Tonic@Bankhouse looks over the River Thames with 19 apartments built and […]
Evan Bialosuknia has made history at Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida, after she became their first trans student to be elected homecoming queen. Elected overwhelmingly by her fellow students, 17-year-old Bialosuknia described the moment as historic and leaving her feeling accepted and with a sense of belonging. “It made me feel like I actually […]