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A giant inflatable kiss between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin became one of the most widely discussed spectacles at Amsterdam’s WorldPride 2026 Canal Parade at the weekend. The installation, titled The Kissing Couple, depicted enormous figures resembling the two world leaders leaning towards each other for a kiss. Both were dressed in Delft blue-and-white outfits […]
The Australian Government is investing more than $18.1 million in projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people, including a new national programme to help communities find safe and inclusive healthcare. Eighteen community initiatives will receive funding, while $10 million has been awarded to La Trobe University to develop an innovative healthcare […]
Gareth Watkins revisits three August milestones in Aotearoa’s queer history, from a 1919 court case to Carmen Rupe’s Cuba Street tribute. 16 August 1919 The Evening Post reported the arrest in Auckland of a young person who had been living under the name Ada Reeve – the name of a well-known English comedian who had performed in […]
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arranged a same-sex marriage between his longtime girlfriend and one of his female assistants to help the Belarusian dental student remain in the United States, newly examined records suggest. A New York Times investigation reports that Karyna Shuliak married the American woman in 2013 after her student visa had […]
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 […]