Category: News

Aug 07
40 Years Of PRIDE: Thousands Celebrate The Annual Long Beach Pride Parade

Long Beach, California, was awash with vibrant colours and joyful spirits as the city hosted its much-anticipated annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Now in its 40th year, the event celebrated not only the LGBTQ+ community but also the enduring strength of the nonprofit organisation that initiated the celebration from a small grass routes operation to […]

Aug 07
Pope Francis Doubles Down On Inclusive LGBTQ+ Stance

Pope Francis has firmly reiterated his stance that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including LGBTQ+ individuals and all other marginalised communities. “The Lord is clear: The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad,” he stated during an in-flight press conference as he returned from his five-day trip to Portugal […]

Aug 04
“How Big Is His Hole?”

“That is not in the public interest, I can assure you!” The Finance Minister insisted to National’s Deputy Leader. Has there ever been a more awkward parliamentary moment? As National’s Deputy Leader Nicola Willis and the Labour Government’s Finance Minister traded barbs about perceived fiscal ‘holes’ in each other’s financial plans, Willis lept to her […]

Aug 04
USA: Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Drives Leading Heart Specialist Out of His Home State

A leading Louisiana pediatric heart specialist is parting ways with the state, a decision driven by recent laws aiming to curtail rights for LGBTQ+ individuals. Dr Jake Kleinmahon, the medical director of pediatric heart transplant, heart failure, and ventricular assist device programs at the Ochsner Hospital for Children in New Orleans, is one of the […]

Aug 04
Homophobic Vandals Target Rainbow Crosswalk at Canadian Secondary During Pride Week

A newly installed rainbow crosswalk at Palmer Secondary in Vancouver, Canada, has fallen victim to repeated acts of homophobic vandalism. This comes when Pride Week is being celebrated across the city. Images provided to the Richmond News reveal extensive defacement at every corner of the vibrant crosswalk on Wednesday. A reporter who visited the site […]

Aug 03
Christchurch Community Mourns Adriaan Beddie

Adriaan Beddie, a performer and stalwart of Christchurch’s Rainbow community and Pride events, has passed away.   In a statement posted to social media Christchurch Pride said:   “We are all so saddened and heartbroken like many of our community right now at the passing of the gorgeous Adriaan Beddie. Adriaan was a fierce performer […]

Aug 03
The End of Wellington International Pride Parade

Last weekend’s Wellington International Pride Incorporated (WIPP) AGM heralded the end of an era for the iconic street parade as members vote to dissolve WIPP. In an exclusive statement to YOUR EX, the organisation says, “a new team can now step in and pick up the reigns so that our fabulous Wellington Rainbow Community can […]

Aug 02
Shameel Kennedy-Hall: Ivanna See More!

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season Three star Ivanna Drink, AKA Shameel Kennedy-Hall, discusses his life behind the makeup! Where did you grow up, and how was growing up there for you? I grew up in West Auckland, and while a lot of people think it’s a bit rough, I think it was the best […]