Category: News
After weeks of being confined to bubbles, a little bright rainbow light has appeared on the horizon for Auckland’s rainbow community with the announcement that the 2022 Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade will be taking place on Saturday, 19th February. Returning to Ponsonby Road and promising to bring diversity, unity, respect, celebration, inclusion and loads of […]
More FM DJ Lana Searle talks about her time on Celebrity Treasure Island, coming out in a small town, chemistry with Jason Gunn and sports commentary goals. Lana Searle is wearing the cosiest looking turquoise ‘Land Before Time’ jumper when we meet at a trendy cafe close to her Media Works office. Our interview is […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism from LGBTQ+ health groups after mixing up HIV and AIDS again. Johnson’s comments were made while speaking about vaccines and advances in medical research during his address to 200 business leaders at a Global Investment Summit. According to The Telegraph, during his speech, Johnson discussed “the sheer […]
The Government has removed HIV from a list of medical conditions “likely to impose significant costs or demands” on the health system. In a major victory for the rights of people living with HIV, the New Zealand Government has removed HIV from a list of medical conditions “likely to impose significant costs or demands” on […]
Despite a court ruling confirming that the discharge of the nations first known trans soldier was illegal, the South Korean military has decided to appeal, even after the soldier’s tragic death. The ruling by the Daejeon District Court earlier this month stated that the forceful discharge of staff sergeant Byun Hee-soo was “undoubtedly illegal and […]
With Auckland now approaching its 10th week of lockdown, Kiwi internet provider Orcon is offering free broadband for small businesses for 6-months. Orcon, which are part of Vocus Group, says the offer has no data caps, or contracts and hope that the free broadband will help struggling small businesses reduce their fixed outgoings, at a […]
The 2023 Census will be the first to ask everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand about their gender, sexual identity, and whether they have any variations of sex characteristics (also known as intersex status), Stats NZ have said. The confirmation came through the publication of the 2023 Census: Final content report, which confirms all the topics that […]
The Namibian High Court has recognised a gay couple’s son as a Namibian citizen, a major legal victory for same-sex families in the African country. The Namibian government had initially refused to grant citizenship to the boy that was born via surrogacy in South Africa to Namibian Phillip Lühl and his Mexican husband, Guillermo Delgado. […]