Category: News
Vanessa “Vin” Pappas, the COO of TikTok, recently publicly identified as non-binary, becoming one of the few executives in the tech industry to do so. Their announcement has highlighted the importance of inclusivity and representation in the workplace, and ads to TikTok, as a global platform, being seen as supportive of the LGBTQ+ community by […]
Urge Events’ Tri-Nations Party took over Auckland’s Phoenix Cabaret as part of the Bear New Zealand Week. Bear New Zealand Week’s big dance party Tri-Nations featured sets from Sydney’s DJ Rob Davis, plus locals DJ Everett Wayne and DJ Register. Photos | Peter Jennings. Phoenix Cabaret, Level 1, 258 Karangahape Road, Auckland. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1872″ […]
With more rain predicted for Sunday 12 February. The Big Gay Out has been postponed until Sunday 12 March. Joe Rich, the Chief Executive of Big Gay Out’s organiser, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa exclusively tells express: “Following the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa requested Auckland Council inspect Coyle Park and advise whether it is […]
All Black No. 1056 Campbell Johnstone made history by becoming the first All Black player to ever come out publicly as gay. The prop who played three matches for the All Blacks in 2005 also made over 70 caps for Canterbury and 38 for the Crusaders. Johnstone, who came out publicly in an interview with […]
A new documentary from the BBC has shed a spotlight on Egyptian police and their underground tactics utilising online dating sites to target the LGBTQ+ community. The documentary titled: Queer Egypt Under Attack uncovers the murky and disturbing business between violent criminal gangs and corrupt Egyptian police officers in targeting Egypt’s vulnerable LGBTQ+ community. Featuring […]
A new study surveying over 33,000 LGBTQ+ youth has shown that an alarming 87% are dissatisfied with their bodies and how they appear. The research done by The Trevor Project found that 87% of the 33,993 LGBTQ+ youth who took part in the survey after being recruited via targeted ads on social media were dissatisfied with […]
Pride Whanganui Chair Christina Emery spills all the tea on what we can expect from Whanganui Pride 2023, running from Saturday, 4 to Saturday, 11 March. TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF WHANGANUI PRIDE WEEK OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS? I can’t quite believe the evolution of Pride Week in Whanganui. Our first […]
Pope Francis has criticised lawmakers for introducing legislation to criminalise homosexuality before describing being LGBTQ+ as a “sin”. The Pope made the comments during an interview with The Associated Press on January 24th, where he described such laws as “unjust” and said that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” During the interview, Francis also acknowledged that despite […]