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LGBTQ+ Canons and members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod showing solidarity with queer Ghanaians who are facing criminalisation in the nation. The demonstration, which is in response to the Anglican Church of Ghana expressing its support for a law that would criminalise LGBTQ+ people, […]
There are also some worrying findings in the Stats NZ survey! One in 20 adults in New Zealand identifies as LGBT+, which accounts to 4.2% of the adult population according to Stats NZ’s annual Household Economic Survey. The survey questioned more than 31,000 Kiwis aged 18 and over and is the first-time data on sexual […]
Three Kiwi queens are rumoured to be among the new cast, but can you guess who? Earlier this year RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under crowned both a Kiwi queen winner (Kita Mean) and Miss Congeniality (Anita Wigl’it). With Season 2 confirmed will Kiwis have the same success or will the Aussie drag artists take the […]
Harry Styles has helped one of his fans come out to her mother in the middle of his concert during the Milwaukee leg of Styles’ Love On Tour concert series. Standing near the stage holding a sign that read, “My mom is in Section 201. Help me come out,” the fan was approached by the star […]
Comedian, actor, writer and self-professed “all-round funny sort,” Chris Parker has won Celebrity Treasure Island, walking away with $107,500 for his chosen charity, RainbowYOUTH. After weeks of physical, emotional, and mental endurance, armed with a repertoire of pirate phrases, the multi-talented 31-year-old outplayed 20 other Kiwi celebrities to take home the title. Chris went head-to-head […]
Described as “one of the most serious attacks on privacy that Israel has ever seen,” the entire online database of Israeli LGBTQ+ dating app ‘Atraf’ has been leaked by hackers, exposing sensitive information, including thousands of users’ sexuality and HIV status. According to France 24, the hacking group known as the Black Shadow stole information […]
Described as the homophobic neighbour from hell, Gemma Waters has been found guilty of harassment following months of homophobic abuse – even threatening to kill her neighbours in front of their child. The 37-year-old woman was convicted in a South Cheshire Court in the UK on the 29th of October after failing to appear for […]
LGBTQ+ Afghans are now facing even more hostility in their own country after reports that the Taliban has compiled “a kill list” of LGBTQ+ citizens. According to the executive director of Rainbow Railroad – a charity helping rainbow Afghanis flee the nation, the LGBTQ+ community is facing more adversity than ever following the Taliban’s seizure […]