Category: News
For decades the bright lights of Australia have beckoned kiwis to cross the Tasman and start a new life in the Southern Hemisphere’s gay Mecca. But as Aotearoa evolves has the allure of the sunburnt land started to peel? Steven Oates talks to both Kiwi and Aussie ditch hoppers to see if the other grass […]
Richard Tait and Fraser Shaw give their top recommendation from all the goings-on in Wellington’s queer and arts scenes. Furry Friday Drinks: The final Friday of every month in Wellington sees a gathering of a furry kind. ‘Furry Friday’ is a get-together for those who identify as bears, but everyone is welcome to come along […]
A new study by Behemoth Nielsen has suggested that approximately 10% of all video game players are LGBT+. In an industry which has always been reticent to identify levels of LGBT+ consumers in the past, the results from Nielsen’s annual games 360 survey also breaks down the 10% of queer gamers suggesting 50% are bisexual, […]
Poland’s President has said his country’s LGBT community ‘are not people, it’s an ideology.’ Polish opposition MPs formed a rainbow with their outfits at President Andrzej Duda’s swearing-in. The members of the Polish Parliament said they are taking a stand against the rhetoric from Mr Duda who ran a homophobic re-election campaign and were standing […]
An appeal by two men in Tunisia who were sent to jail for homosexuality has been upheld by an appeals court in the north African country. In a decision made by the court of appeals, the men had originally been sentenced to two years in jail in June, but the appeals court reduced their sentence […]
The Republican Party in the US state of North Dakota has found itself being condemned by both Democrats and Republicans following the publishing of absurd and offensive remarks about the rainbow community. The remarks which were made in the party’s extended policy platform, claim that LGBT+ people “recruit children” and “prey” on women. The policy document […]
The introduction of ‘Mx’ is a historic first. Kiwis will have the option of choosing a gender-neutral pronoun when they enrol to vote in this year’s general election. The Electoral Commission say they made the move to be more inclusive of gender-diverse New Zealanders. “One of the changes we made was to include the Mx […]
A disturbing report has highlighted the widespread oppression and discrimination faced by LGBT+ Syrians at the hands of both the government and ISIS. Interviewing 40+ LGBT+ people, three heterosexual men, as well as various caseworkers and humanitarian organisation representatives, the Human Rights Watch report found that LGBT+ citizens are being subjected to extreme acts of […]