Category: News

Apr 06
Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan Reveals Stage Three Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

The emergency management and conservation minister is calling on other women to get smear tests to increase early detection. Emergency management and conservation minister Kiri Allan has revealed she has been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer.  Taking to Facebook this morning, Allan shared the news publicly for the first time. Allan is one of […]

Apr 06
Major Boxing Organisation Refuses to Send Support for World Gay Boxing Championship

The founder of the World Gay Boxing Championship (WGBC) Martin Stark has spoken out about the International Boxing Federation decline in a request to provide a statement of support to the World Gay Boxing Championships. For those people who don’t know much about world boxing, here is a small break down. There are four professional […]

Apr 01
Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Officially Repealed By the Pentagon

The Pentagon has marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility by officially repealing former President, Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people openly serving in the United States military. The United States Defence Department made the announcement of the new policy allowing transgender people to openly serve on March 31 2021 (Local time) – essentially reinstating […]

Mar 31
Transgender Flag Flies at Parliament House

Georgia Beyer was present for the occasion. The Transgender flag was raised at Parliament’s forecourt to Mark International Transgender Day of Visibility. The world‘a first transgender MP, Georgina Beyer was there to mark the occasion, as was Labour MP and mother of marriage equality Louisa Wall. Now in its twelfth year, transgender day of visibility […]

Mar 30
Exclusive: Mika Leaked Email “I will Continue My Support For The Marginalised, Voiceless and Vulnerable”

Prior to sentencing, Mika Haka sent out a bizarre email to supporters saying he would “not be defined” by his conviction of perverting the course of justice. express can exclusively reveal that Mika Haka sent out a bizarre email to supporters prior to his sentencing today saying he would “not be defined” by the role […]

Mar 30
Petition Launched in Australia to Rename Golden Gaytime Ice Creams

The petition claims the term Gaytime is “outdated.” A man from Melbourne is demanding Australian ice cream, Golden Gaytime, be renamed saying it is “outdated.” The man who goes by Brian Mc, launched the petition earlier this month calling for the term “gay” to be removed from the title. Golden Gaytime is a toffee and vanilla flavoured […]

Mar 27
Thousands Flock To Ponsonby As Auckland’s Rainbow Pride Parade Returns

Despite multiple delays, thanks to Covid-19, Auckland’s Rainbow Pride Parade has gone off without a hitch, attracting thousands to Ponsonby Road to celebrate Pride, inclusion, and acceptance. This years parade saw a wide range of participants taking part including Body Positive, Tower Insurance, The NZ Police, Tyre Works Grey Lynn, Saint John Ambulance, Fire and […]

Mar 26
Netsafe Launches Campaign for Rainbow Internet Users

Non-heterosexual and gender diverse internet users are significantly more likely to experience online harm than their straight peers, express can reveal. New research from Netsafe looks at different types of unwanted digital communications – including physical threats, seeking to embarrass, stalking, and making unwelcome sexual advances – in the rainbow community. The data shows that […]