Category: News
Independent MP Allegra Spender has introduced a federal bill aimed at stopping religious schools from discriminating against LGBTQ+ students and staff — but while Equality Australia is backing the proposal, Just.Equal Australia says it does not go far enough. A new attempt to close long-standing exemptions allowing discrimination in Australian religious schools has divided LGBTQ+ […]
The former broadcaster tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall how takatāpui people helped shape the woman she became, what she wants Parliament to deliver for rainbow communities, and why she is telling voters not to give Te Pāti Māori their party vote Long before Oriini Kaipara entered Parliament, the people who helped teach her to stand […]
Get out the power suits, tease up the perms and prepare for a night of gloriously over-the-top nostalgia, Auckland Phil is taking Tāmaki Makaurau Back to the 80s For queer audiences, few decades delivered quite as much unapologetic fashion, pop spectacle and dancefloor drama as the 1980s, and this concert is bringing that energy to […]
Historian Gareth Watkins searches out significant moments in our history 5 October 1955 Theatre-maker Paul Jenden was born in Wellington. He wrote and directed his first play at the age of eight. After graduating from Victoria University in 1975, he began a theatrical career that took him to New York in 1980 and on tours […]
Senegal is preparing to become the first African country to host an Olympic event. But less than three weeks before the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games begin, Human Rights Watch has documented mass arrests, alleged forced HIV testing and growing fear among LGBTQ+ people in the host nation. On 31 October, Senegal will make sporting […]
The founder and owner of Auckland’s iconic Wingate Club, Peter Graham, has died aged 94, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy as the man who created one of New Zealand’s most enduring spaces for gay and bisexual men. Peter Graham, the founder and owner of Auckland’s Wingate Club, died peacefully at home on 17 September 2026, […]
Virginia Republican delegate Tim Griffin has attacked a school district’s recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, calling it “despicable” and “disgusting” while claiming, without evidence, that schools are “transing the kids”. A Republican state lawmaker in Virginia has lashed out at a local school board for recognising LGBTQ+ History Month, accusing the district of trying to […]
GiveOUT Day’s Glam & Give launch party brought the fabulous faces together, but the fundraising isn’t over! With donations closing at 11.59pm tonight, there’s still time to help raise $150,000 for Rainbow organisations across Aotearoa. Glamour met generosity at GiveOUT Day’s Glam & Give launch party, as supporters came together to celebrate the incredible organisations […]