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Tasmania has launched a new awareness campaign encouraging people persecuted under the state’s former homosexuality and cross-dressing laws to apply for financial redress. The campaign was developed in consultation with Tasmania’s LGBTIQA+ community and aims to reach people who may not realise that their historical charges or convictions can now be removed. Tasmania is the […]
Hollywood spent decades treating video-game adaptations like a cursed side quest. Thankfully, the pixels have finally fought back. These four PS5 titles prove the best fictional worlds can thrive on every screen. THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED Beautiful, brutal and emotionally exhausting, Ellie and Abby’s intertwined revenge story remains gaming’s prestige-drama benchmark. PS5 […]
Clear some space in your diary! Discover five must-see events across Aotearoa, including MOTAT’s Pride celebration, queer theatre, NZIFF horror and the Martinborough Music Festival. MOTAT: 40 YEARS OF PRIDE Mark four decades since Homosexual Law Reform with a whānau-friendly celebration at MOTAT on Saturday 8 August. Watch Ingrid Anderson screen-print commemorative designs, collect a […]
A candidate for municipal office in Moscow has been sentenced to 10 days’ administrative detention after a court ruled that a rainbow-coloured T-shirt shown in an online video displayed an “extremist” symbol. Daniil Neonov, a candidate for the council of Moscow’s Shchukino district and supporter of the Rassvet political party, was convicted by the Tushinsky […]
Drag performers suing Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church have asked the High Court to prevent several defendants from contesting the case, alleging they repeatedly failed to disclose private messages relevant to the lawsuit. Sunita Torrance, Daniel Lockett and their entertainment company, Haus of Flash Ltd, filed proceedings in 2024 seeking more than $2 million in […]
A clinical trial examining the potential benefits and risks of puberty blockers for young people with gender incongruence has been cleared to proceed after the High Court rejected a legal challenge from campaigners. Mr Justice Chamberlain refused both an application for permission to seek judicial review and a request for an interim order suspending the […]
A Texas content creator says his beloved “I ♥ YAOI” personalised licence plate has been restored after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles reportedly tried to cancel it for being “indecent”. The creator, who goes by aSpicyCow online and is known as Amber, first shared the unusual dispute in a video posted on 10 July. […]
Men-only Christian gyms designed to help members avoid women, temptation and alleged infidelity have attracted widespread mockery online. The concept gained attention after Baptist News Global published an opinion piece examining Proverbs 27:17 Fitness in Oklahoma City and a planned Denver facility known as the Remnant Gym. The article described the ventures as “lust-free” gyms […]