Category: News
Chick-fil-A chief executive Andrew Cathy has declined to directly state whether the fast-food giant now supports LGBTQ+ equality, instead repeatedly emphasising hospitality and customer service when questioned about the company’s controversial history. Chick-fil-A’s long-running relationship with LGBTQ+ controversy is back in the spotlight after chief executive Andrew Cathy was pressed on the company’s current position […]
Sola Rosa, MELODOWNZ, Borderline, Lilbubblegum, DARTZ and Where’s Jai lead the first announcement for Cross Street Music Festival’s biggest edition yet, taking over K’ Road and Cross Street this November. Tāmaki Makaurau’s Cross Street Music Festival is back for 2026, with its first wave of artists revealed for Saturday 28 November. Now in its eighth […]
Republican senator Ted Cruz has drawn criticism after invoking a “left-wing transgender witch” while discussing voter turnout and the increasingly competitive US midterm elections. Texas senator Ted Cruz has once again put transgender people into the centre of Republican campaign rhetoric — this time while explaining why the 2026 US midterm elections are proving so […]
G.A.Y Auckland is moving up in the world, swapping its basement nightclub for K Road’s legendary Las Vegas Strip Club, with two nights of celebrations and some fabulous drag royalty to welcome everyone to its new home. Auckland’s queer nightlife scene is getting a shake-up, with G.A.Y Auckland relocating to the iconic Las Vegas Strip […]
More than 50 Tasmanian doctors and other health practitioners have backed a proposed ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices, telling MPs the practices are harmful, ineffective and incompatible with contemporary healthcare. More than 50 Tasmanian health professionals have signed a statement urging state MPs to support the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 ahead of expected parliamentary […]
Human Rights Watch has called on Senegal to immediately end an escalating crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, warning that mass arrests, alleged forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are spreading fear and undermining access to healthcare. Human Rights Watch is urging Senegalese authorities to halt what it describes as an intensifying crackdown on LGBTQ+ […]
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says Republicans are still running campaign ads focused on transgender people even though, in his view, the issue is failing to connect with the swing voters who could decide November’s US elections. A prominent Texas Republican has questioned his own party’s continued electoral focus on transgender people, arguing that […]
France’s players received the highest volume of homophobic abuse directed at any national team during the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup, according to a new report documenting hundreds of thousands of abusive social-media messages sent during the tournament. France’s national football team was subjected to more homophobic abuse online than any other country during the […]