Category: News

Jul 07
BBC Apologises For Airing Homophobia On Its Arabic News Channel

The BBC has issued an official apology following its repeated broadcasting of homophobic comments via their Arabic news channel in 2020. According to reports, the BBC Arabic service aired homophobic slurs on BBC Trending, a daily programme that reaches approximately 42 million people across the Arab world and online in the UK.  the slurs included blaming […]

Jul 05
Kiri Allan Returns to Parliament Following Treatment for Cervical Cancer

The openly lesbian MP says her treatment has gone well and she’s ready to return to work “gradually.” Labour MP Kiri Allan has returned to Parliament today following a medical leave of absence after she was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in April. The openly lesbian MP shared the news of her return on […]

Jun 30
Watch Kita Mean’s Debut Self-Titled Music Video

The pop-punk extravaganza was filmed at Kita’s own business Phoenix Entertainment on Wednesday 9 June. Click here to check out the wild video! Kita Mean co-wrote the bop with Kiwi producer Steven Malone and the video was directed by her friend Kermath who also worked as an editor on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.  Kita […]

Jun 29
Speak Up for Women Win Legal Battle To Hold Events in Auckland and Palmerston North

Feminist group Speak Up for Women were allowed to hold events at Palmerston North and Auckland council premises despite initial cancellations. Speak Up for Women have been holding a series of events throughout New Zealand designed to be forums on the discuss the sex self-identification clauses within the Births, Death, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. […]

Jun 28
Drag Race UK Season 3 To Include Cis Gender Female In Competition

Disappearing from social media during filming, Victoria Scone is rumoured to be the first queen to ever be cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Welsh hyper queen Victoria Scone is allegedly about to make ‘herstory’ as the first cis gender female competitor to ever appear on any season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Along with 11 other […]

Jun 28
Calls to Kick Hungary out of EU Over Anti LGBT Policy

Human rights activists and European leaders are growing increasingly concerned about Hungary’s anti LGBT stance. European Union leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel say they will double down on efforts to fight LGBT discrimination in a sign of growing concern over Hungary’s anti LGBT crackdown. The country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has campaigned in […]

Jun 23
Pose Star Angelica Ross Accuses Joe Biden Of ‘Doing The Bare Minimum’

Pose Star, Angelica Ross has highlighted her disappointment in U.S President Joe Biden, and Vice-President Kamala Harris, accusing the administration of “doing the bare minimum.” Ross’ comments which were made during an interview with PinkNews follow her previous endorsement of Biden just prior to the 2020 Presidential election when she urged the rainbow community to […]

Jun 23
Elektra Shock “I Really Did Struggle” Throughout Drag Race

The Kiwi drag queen says she felt she was “the butt of jokes”. In a TikTok video posted by BuzzFeed Australia, Elektra Shock describes the difficulties she faced while appearing on the inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. The Kiwi drag queen says that she felt she was unfairly targeted by other queens […]