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An Auckland rich lister has been found guilty of assaulting three men in the early 2000s, 2008 and 2016. An Auckland High Court jury has returned their verdict in the case of a prominent rich lister who was charged with a number of sexual assault charges and one of bribery. The jury returned unanimous guilty […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival has confirmed its 2021 dates with the festival all set to take place from late October. The film festival, which normally opens in July/August will now be held slightly later in the year in light of the severe impact of Covid-19 on live events. As anticipated, the 2021 festival […]
The page lists ‘bum bandit’ as a term for homosexual males. Immigration NZ have been left red faced after linking to a slang website that refers to gay men as ‘bum bandits.’ The government agency says the link was “completely inappropriate” and have apologised for their mistake. The link was on New Zealand Now, […]
Question marks hang over the iconic event with the board saying Pride in London is “hostile” to people of colour. Pride in London’s entire advisory board has walked out of the organisation. The 10-member group say Pride in London has created a “hostile environment” for people of colour volunteers The Guardian reports. The en masse […]
The Auckland woman says the abuse went on for months and included a colleague referring to her as “it.” A transgender former employee of Storage Box in Albany in Auckland said she was bullied out her job after coming out as Transgender. Kayte Osborne came out to her colleagues a year ago at which point […]
Page has become the first transgender man to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. Elliot Page has spoken about the discomfort he felt in his body before coming out as trans, saying his decision to get top surgery was “not only life-changing but lifesaving”. Page came out as transgender in December in an emotional […]
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says God “does not bless sin.” The Catholic Church will not be relaxing its hard-line anti stance on homosexuality, with the Vatican making clear it is a “sin.” To the dismay of gay Catholics, the Vatican has ruled that they will not bless same sex unions as God […]
From golliwog tattoos to blackface performances, racially insensitive pasts leave question marks hanging over two of RuPaul’s Australian queens. Accusations of racism have been levelled against two contestants who will compete on the inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down under. Anthony Price, who performs as Scarlet Adams has been accused of “making a mockery” […]