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Speaking to express as he departed his post last week, Mike Bush says he is pleased with the police’s positive and productive relationship with the Rainbow community.” After six years as New Zealand’s Police Commissioner, Mike Bush is leaving the role pleased with the relationship the Police have with the rainbow community. Bush says that […]
New Zealand will not follow the United States in relaxing blood donation laws for men who have sex with men (MSM). The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) said they are aware the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has reviewed and updated its deferral recommendations relating to MSM, changing the deferral period […]
Under the cover of the Coronavirus pandemic, an LGBTI+ homeless shelter in Uganda has been raided by government security forces. The Children of the Sun Foundations shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth in the town of Kyengera was raided by residents and security forces on the morning of 29 March, in a direct order from the […]
Hungary’s government has announced new plans to target the rights of transgender people with a new bill that aims to block individuals from being able to change their gender marker after birth. Submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén on 31 March (coinciding with International Transgender Day of Visibility), the bill proposes that “sex at […]
A no-holds-barred chat with HoD winner and express-fave, Spankie Jackson, who dishes the dirt on Season 2’s cast, crew and behind the scenes drama! What does it mean to you to win House of Drag Season 2? Winning House of Drag season 2 is the biggest gift. It means that all the hard work and […]
The Australian Government has removed Truvada from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), however, has confirmed that other generic options will still be included. Australians will no longer be able to access Truvada, which is used for HIV treatment as well as for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), however, the Australian Federation […]
Due to the unprecedented demand for blood supplies in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has announced a significant loosening of eligibility for blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The organisation is now suggesting that the time that men who have had sex with men should wait before they give blood, to […]
Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s queer history. 11 April 1910 Artist Toss Woollaston was born in Stratford. He would become one of New Zealand’s most widely known contemporary painters. In 1980 Woollaston published Sage Tea, a lyrical account of his early life. Writer Hugh Young says that he was notably honest about […]