Category: News

Jul 12
Hungarian and Polish Leaders Met With LGBTQ+ Protests During Visit To Slovenia

The Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland have been welcomed to Slovenia by defiant LGBTQ+ activists to protest their backwards steps in LGBTQ+ rights. Following a recent stand-off between Hungary (which recently passed a bill to ban LGBTQ+ discussions on social media), and supporters, Poland and Slovenia with other member nations of the EU around […]

Jul 08
Parliament Raises Rainbow Flag to Mark 35th Anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform

MPs past and present gathered for the dawn ceremony marking three and a half decades since New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality. New Zealand is about to mark 35 years since the passage of homosexual law reform tomorrow. Fran Wilde’s New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform bill was narrowly approved by the nation’s parliament on July 9 1986. […]

Jul 08
3 Arrested Following Homophobic Murder Of Samuel Luiz

Three suspects have been arrested by Spain’s National Police Force following the death of Samuel Luiz, by a homophobic and hate-filled mob of more than a dozen people. The 24-year-old nursing assistant described as a loving man who always wanted to make people laugh was the victim of a homophobic hate crime outside a nightclub […]

Jul 07
BBC Apologises For Airing Homophobia On Its Arabic News Channel

The BBC has issued an official apology following its repeated broadcasting of homophobic comments via their Arabic news channel in 2020. According to reports, the BBC Arabic service aired homophobic slurs on BBC Trending, a daily programme that reaches approximately 42 million people across the Arab world and online in the UK.  the slurs included blaming […]

Jul 05
Kiri Allan Returns to Parliament Following Treatment for Cervical Cancer

The openly lesbian MP says her treatment has gone well and she’s ready to return to work “gradually.” Labour MP Kiri Allan has returned to Parliament today following a medical leave of absence after she was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in April. The openly lesbian MP shared the news of her return on […]

Jun 30
Watch Kita Mean’s Debut Self-Titled Music Video

The pop-punk extravaganza was filmed at Kita’s own business Phoenix Entertainment on Wednesday 9 June. Click here to check out the wild video! Kita Mean co-wrote the bop with Kiwi producer Steven Malone and the video was directed by her friend Kermath who also worked as an editor on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.  Kita […]

Jun 29
Speak Up for Women Win Legal Battle To Hold Events in Auckland and Palmerston North

Feminist group Speak Up for Women were allowed to hold events at Palmerston North and Auckland council premises despite initial cancellations. Speak Up for Women have been holding a series of events throughout New Zealand designed to be forums on the discuss the sex self-identification clauses within the Births, Death, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. […]

Jun 28
Drag Race UK Season 3 To Include Cis Gender Female In Competition

Disappearing from social media during filming, Victoria Scone is rumoured to be the first queen to ever be cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Welsh hyper queen Victoria Scone is allegedly about to make ‘herstory’ as the first cis gender female competitor to ever appear on any season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Along with 11 other […]