Category: News

Feb 04
Meet Your 2021 Mr Gay New Zealand Finalists

The finalists for Mr. Gay New Zealand 2021 have officially been announced with the winner being crowned on stage at the 2021 Ending HIV Big Gay Out at 5 pm. The four finalists who are from across Aotearoa will conduct a series of tasks including raising money for the NZAF, an opinion piece, public speaking, […]

Feb 04
Israel Folau’s Bid to Return to Australia Fails Following Backlash

Following an expected backlash and “shitstorm” that would come with Israel Folau returning to rugby league in Sydney, the St George Illawarra Dragons have decided to pull out of discussions to sign the player before the issue was to be discussed by the NRL. In a short statement provided by the club late following an […]

Feb 03
New Zealand Defence Force Will Not Formally Participate in 2021 Pride Events

An Official statement from NZDF states that due to “continued commitment to the COVID19 response OverWatch will not be formally involved in 2021 Pride Events.” Overwatch, the organisation of LGBT+ Regular, Reserve and Civilian members of the NZDF have announced there will be no formal participation from the forces in this year’s Pride events happening […]

Feb 03
NZ’s Big Gay Out The Biggest Rainbow Community Event Happening In The World Right Now?

With the COVID-19 pandemic still griping the globe, and many Pride events around the world being forced to cancel or postpone, NZ’s humble Ending HIV Big Gay Out is poised to be the biggest Rainbow Community event across the globe. New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) Chief Executive Dr Jason Myers says this is not a […]

Feb 03
St George Illawarra Dragons Facing Criticism Over Application To Sign Israel Folau

The Australian Rugby Leauge Team, St George Illawarra Dragons have reportedly submitted a formal application to sign Israel Folau. In response to the application to the NRL, Pride in Sport – the Australian not-for-profit program that aims to support Australian sporting organisations and clubs in all aspects of LGBT+ inclusion, has hit back at the […]

Feb 02
Watch: John Krasinski Kisses Pete Davidson on Saturday Night Live

You can watch the kiss here. Social media was already buzzing with excitement prior to The Office star John Krasinski hosting Saturday Night Live, but nobody was expecting his hosting duties would include kissing comedian Pete Davidson. Davidson was an unexpected addition to the season opener but showed up just as Krasinski was launching into […]

Feb 01
Indonesian Men Caned in Brutal Spectacle After Being Accused of Having Gay Sex

The 27 and 29-year-old males were sentenced to 77 lashes under Aceh, Indonesia’s sharia law. Human rights groups have condemned the public caning of two gay men in Aceh, Indonesia as brutal and medieval. In what is believed to be the third case of public authorities in Aceh carrying out caning of gay men as […]

Feb 01
Geovana Peres Announces Her retirement

The NZ-based openly-gay WBO World Light Heavyweight champion, Geovana Peres, officially ended her career as a World Champion. The announcement was made by Peres’ trainer Terry Reid Batchelor last week: “Geovana Peres has now retired from boxing. I have had the pleasure of coaching Geovana Peres’s who is Fearless, mentally and physically strong, with the […]