Category: News
Two men from Dallas, Texas, have pleaded guilty to a hate crime and other charges for using Grindr to target gay men and commit violence robberies. The men who were accused of forcing victims at gunpoint to withdraw money at ATMs pleaded guilty to one count of committing a hate crime under the Matthew Shepard […]
Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA) have opened registrations for their walking parade down Ponsonby road. The walking parade promises to bring a “carnival-style atmosphere” to Ponsonby Road on February 29th. Themed ‘Colour & Celebration,’ 2020’s parade will take place on the early evening on February 29th, and is scheduled to begin at 5.30 pm, and is expected […]
The news comes as Merriam Webster declares the pronoun ‘they’ to be 2019’s word of the year. In a win for gender diverse New Zealanders, MSD will allow a 3rd gender option on forms. Work and Income and Studylink have updated their systems to allow for a third gender option to be chosen by those […]
Social media company TikTok is facing criticism after it was accused of censoring LGBTI users. Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok who have since confirmed the allegations were accused by German digital blog Netzpolitik of censoring content produced by people with disabilities, body positivity advocates and LGBTI people as recently as this past September as a […]
Swe Zin Htet from Myanmar has become the first openly lesbian contestant in the 67-year history of the Miss Universe competition. Despite not coming away with the title, Swe Zin Htet arguably made more of an impact than many by bringing her authentic self to the competition and being open about her sexuality to the […]
Merriam-Webster Dictionary has announced that the 2019 word of the year is ‘they’. The dictionary announced on Tuesday that ‘they’ was its most-searched-for word in 2019, with an increase of 313% over the previous year, and is being credited to both Sam Smith, and the words increased use as a gender non-binary pronoun. “Although our […]
Historian Gareth Watkins uncovers significant dates in NZ’s rainbow history. 2 December 1897 Social reformer and activist Rewi Alley was born in Canterbury. Much of his life was spent in China, living there from 1927 until his death in December 1987. Academic Roderic Alley believes Alley’s most significant legacy to China was “his faith in […]
Professor Michael Ross has graduated with an honorary doctorate of science from Massey University in Palmerston North. A kiwi researcher who has dedicated over five decades into research on gay men’s sexual health has been acknowledged with an honorary degree. After 50 years of active participation in Gay Male Health, the Massey University alumni was […]