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The long weekend of proud parties at the start of September is just one of the many reasons to visit Queenstown and its surrounding serenity. Queenstown boasts some of New Zealand’s most luxurious hospitality, stunning scenery and once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventures. Here is our guide to a glorious stay. STAY LAKESIDE The Rees Hotel feels slick from the moment […]
Family First NZ has reignited criticism from rainbow communities after sharing a US campaign claiming children cannot have two mothers or two fathers. In a recent Facebook post, the conservative lobby group praised an “excellent campaign” from American organisation Them Before Us. The accompanying graphic declares: “No child has two dads. No child has two […]
Wellington’s queer party crowd headed underground on Saturday 15 August as FRISKY RAVE CAVE took over Afters on Dixon Street for one seriously sweaty night. Hosted by the boys at Frisky Events NZ, the party transformed the venue into a dark, high-energy playground, with DJs Zac, DJ Le Snack, and Jimmy Fade delivering a heavy […]
Senegal’s escalating crackdown on LGBTQ+ people has taken another alarming turn, with 71 men referred to court following a mass arrest operation targeting people accused of same-sex intimacy. The case is part of a much broader wave of repression that has swept the West African country throughout 2026, alongside a new law that dramatically increased […]
Welly Lesbian Run/Walk Club is bringing Wellington’s LGBTQ+ community together for movement, friendship and plenty of post-run yapping — with no pressure, no registration and no one left behind. For founder Kiera, the idea began with a simple desire: more opportunities for queer people to connect throughout the year. “This year has really been about […]
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she still does not like the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, standing by views she first expressed three decades ago despite acknowledging that Australia and its laws have changed significantly since then. Her comments came during an interview following controversy over former One Nation candidate Parminder Singh, who […]
A heartwarming moment between Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his fiancé, Argentinian hockey star Nicolás Keenan, has gone viral — and LGBTQ+ fans are loving the simple, joyful visibility of two men sharing affection on the international sporting stage. The clip, posted by Hockey Netherlands on Instagram, shows Jetten waiting on the sidelines as […]
A conservative Christian campaign group with a long history of opposing LGBTQ+ representation has set its sights on Cheez-It — this time over an advert in which two men almost appear to kiss while one tries to eat a floating cracker. One Million Moms is calling on Cheez-It to remove its tongue-in-cheek “The Boyfriend” commercial, […]