Category: News

Sep 19
AFL History-Maker Mitch Brown Gets Romantic In Queer Sports Music Video

Bisexual former AFL player Mitch Brown is swapping the footy field for a very different kind of contact sport in the new music video from Australian pop artist ANDY. Brown, who made history in 2025 as the first current or former male AFL player to come out publicly as bisexual, stars as ANDY’s love interest […]

Sep 18
JD Vance Falsely Claims Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence Are ‘Devil-Worshipping’ At Kansas Rally

US Vice President JD Vance has falsely described the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as a “devil-worshipping” group while campaigning in Kansas, also misnaming the long-running LGBTQ+ charity and misrepresenting its appearance at a Los Angeles Dodgers Pride event. Vance made the remarks on Monday, 14 September, during a MAGA Inc. campaign event in Olathe, Kansas, […]

Sep 18
EXCLUSIVE: Family Bar Stays Open as Former Owner Wayne Clark Steps In Following Liquor Licence Decision

Family Bar founder Wayne Clark tells YOUR EX the Auckland venue will remain open under his licensing arrangements while its current owner appeals a decision declining her liquor licence application Reports that Auckland’s iconic Family Bar could be forced to stop selling alcohol following the rejection of its new owner’s liquor licence application do not […]

Sep 17
Turkey Detains More Than 100 Protesters As LGBTQ+ Crackdown Intensifies

Turkish authorities have detained more than 100 people protesting a sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ organisations, as courts begin jailing activists arrested during nationwide raids. At least 126 protesters were detained in Istanbul and Ankara on Tuesday, 15 September, after gathering to demand the release of LGBTQ+ activists arrested days earlier. The demonstrations followed coordinated raids […]

Sep 17
Sydney’s LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Back After Fresh Oxford Street Police Raids

NSW Police have defended a major drug-dog operation across Sydney’s Oxford Street nightlife precinct after LGBTQ+ patrons and community advocates described the police presence as intimidating and questioned why queer venues were again being searched. Around 15 to 20 officers were filmed entering at least one Oxford Street venue on Saturday, 12 September, accompanied by […]

Sep 16
‘Of Course’: Pete Buttigieg Says US Voters Are Ready For A Gay President

Pete Buttigieg says he never would have run for the White House if he did not believe Americans were ready to elect an openly gay president. The former US Transportation Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate made the comments during an appearance on Meet the Press, as speculation continues around whether he could make another run […]

Sep 16
Hungary Moves To Scrap Orbán-Era Restriction On Same-Sex Adoption

Hungary’s new government is moving to dismantle an Orbán-era adoption rule that effectively shut same-sex couples out of the system, marking another major shift in LGBTQ+ policy since Viktor Orbán lost power earlier this year. Prime Minister Péter Magyar has confirmed that his government will change the current rules governing adoption by single people and […]

Sep 15
Eat, Drink And Explore: A Local’s Guide To Akaroa

YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall discovers a harbour town where independent businesses thrive by championing each other  Sitting on the edge of its spectacular harbour, Akaroa has the kind of beauty that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Its Māori history, French colonial influence and position within the dramatic Banks Peninsula landscape give the town […]