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Christchurch Pride 2024 is set to be a vibrant and diverse celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. With a packed schedule of events spanning over two weeks, there’s something for everyone, from workshops and cultural gatherings to parties and performances. Here’s your ultimate guide to the must-attend events of Christchurch Pride 2024. GET TICKETS & DISCOVER […]
Drag Race Down Under Season 4 has started filming in Auckland, and all evidence suggests Ru has been replaced as host by Sasha Colby! RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 winner Sasha Colby has landed at Auckland Airport and is headed to the Drag Race Down Under set! Rumours are flying that Sasha will replace Ru […]
J.K. Rowling has reportedly contributed £70,000 to For Women Scotland (FWS), a group contesting the legal interpretation of “woman” under the 2018 Gender Representation on Public Boards Act. The Act seeks to balance gender representation on public boards, defining “women” to include trans women holding a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) – something FWS opposes, arguing […]
Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has announced his retirement from politics to assume the role of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Otago. Robertson’s move was confirmed by the university in a statement, highlighting Robertson’s deep ties to Dunedin and his alma mater, where he also served as OUSA President. The university expressed its enthusiasm […]
Greece has made history by becoming the first nation with a Christian Orthodox majority to legalise same-sex marriage. This landmark decision, reflected in a parliamentary vote of 176-76, not only legalises marriage for same-sex couples but also grants them the right to adopt children. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis lauded the enactment of this law as […]
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick is once again unable to attend tomorrow’s Auckland Rainbow Parade. In a statement to YOUR EX, a spokesperson from Swarbrick tells us: “A long-planned Green Party policy conference is taking place this weekend in Waikanae, which all MPs will be attending, upholding a commitment they have each made in the […]
Together with information on its private sauna and spa, plus calls to support local arts, Bodyworks Sauna’s home page tells potential clients to “resist the cult of gender” and “no child is born in the wrong body.” Amongst information about its opening hours, Dunedin’s only gay sauna Bodyworks has dedicated most of its website’s homepage […]
$20,000 of funds remaining from the now defunct Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP) are available to community groups to apply for. “Community groups that were positively involved with WIPP and who continue to benefit the Wellington rainbow community are welcome to apply,” WIPP told YOUR EX in a statement. As part of the application process, […]