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A silver medal on the dance floor, an unbeaten gold-medal run on the hockey turf and the discovery of an international sporting whānau made the recent Gay Games an unforgettable experience for New Zealanders Scott Cole and Hayden Boyce. The pair arrived in Valencia with fewer than two years of dancing together behind them and […]
Two young Ugandan women known as Wendy and Diana, who were arrested earlier this year for allegedly kissing, have had the charges against them withdrawn. Veteran human rights activist Frank Mugisha announced the development on X on Wednesday. He said the case against the two women, who had been released on bail, “has officially been […]
Two religious parents in the US state of Maryland have filed a lawsuit against their child’s school district after teachers used the student’s requested masculine name and pronouns without first notifying them. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Wednesday, 8 July, against Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It seeks to prevent educators from […]
A 47-year-old Perth man has been fined $4,000, plus court costs, after pleading guilty over a series of disturbing flyers targeting members of the city’s LGBTQIA+ community. Garath James Mouncey appeared in Perth Central Law Courts and admitted seven counts of leaving an indecent or obscene article in a public place. The court heard that […]
A landmark attempt to legalise same-sex marriage in Botswana has been met with opposition from prominent church and cultural organisations. Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile appeared before Botswana’s High Court on 14 and 15 July, challenging the Government’s refusal to allow them to marry. The couple argues that the country’s Marriage Act is unconstitutional because […]
The Trump administration has formally rescinded a Biden-era regulation intended to help LGBTQ+ children in foster care access safe, supportive and affirming placements. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families removed the rule from federal regulations on 14 July 2026. The rescission took effect immediately. Introduced in April 2024, the […]
OutRunnerz founder Ken Ogg and lead runner Josh Martin share the keys to the growing success of Auckland’s LGBTQ+ running club, where fitness meets friendship When Ken Ogg first joined LGBTQ+ sports clubs, he was searching for something he felt had been missing in his youth: a sense of belonging. After competing in swimming at the […]
Jessie Lewthwaite wants a drink, as she reflects on NZ’s history of lesbian watering holes and why we still need them It’s 2010, and a 21-year-old Jessie had just graduated from university as a high school teacher. Having grown up in central Queensland and been to uni in north Queensland, my first priority was to get the fuck out of Queensland. With […]