Category: News
In a recent unsettling event, Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city, witnessed the questionable detention of 33 men from the Avalon Club, a renowned gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community. Following the mass arrests on July 23rd, the nation’s capital, Caracas, became the site of fiery protests. Thousands raised their voices, demanding the immediate release of the […]
The Human Rights Act (Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity, or Expression and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill is due for its first parliamentary reading. It is imperative that this legislation succeeds, given that trans people have only the ‘second class’ antidiscrimination status of inclusion within sex after the late […]
Iraq’s Media and Communications Commission (CMC) has issued new directives to media outlets and social media platforms in a contentious move that bans the use of the terms “homosexual” and “gender.” The authorities have instructed media to refer to LGBTQ+ people as engaging in “sexual deviancy” rather than using the term “homosexuality.” Furthermore, all phone […]
The International Journal of Drug Policy says this “increased harm for men who have sex with men”, and community groups call for the decision to be reversed. “At this stage, there are no plans to review the classification of alkyl nitrites (poppers) as prescription medicines,” a Ministry of Health spokesperson has told express, despite the […]
GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising, awareness, and giving to LGBTQ+ community groups, not-for-profit organisations, events, and projects. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT […]
Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival organisers are threatening legal action against British rock band The 1975 after the band’s lead singer, Matty Healy, shared a kiss with bass player Ross MacDonald on stage during the festival’s opening night. The incident occurred in Kuala Lumpur last month, following Healy’s vocal criticism of Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The singer […]
Kickstarting on Friday 25 August through to Sunday 3 September, Winter Pride will be painting Queenstown rainbow! Organiser Martin King tells YOUR EX what we can expect from the 2023 festival. This is the first Winter Pride in a few years to not be affected by Covid restrictions – what has that meant for you […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores August dates that had a significant impact on Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ communities. 4 August 1908 The Crimes Act 1908 was enacted. The legislation consolidated various laws, including one from 1893, which outlawed any form of sexual contact between males. Even if the sexual activity was consensual between adults, the State saw it […]