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A group of cisgender women have come together under the banner “Not in Our Name”, publicly rejecting the media and political narrative that claims to represent all women in the debate over transgender rights. Their collective open letter, published in collaboration with the Good Law Project, has garnered over 61,500 signatures so far — including […]
Cynthia Erivo has won praise for stepping in to shield Ariana Grande from an unexpected fan encounter at the Wicked: For Good premiere, turning heads both for her bravery and her loyalty. The incident unfolded on Thursday, 13 November, as the cast of Wicked walked the yellow carpet at Universal Studios Singapore. Stars Ariana Grande, […]
Kazakhstan is moving to adopt legislation that mirrors Russia’s controversial anti-LGBTQ+ laws, sparking alarm from human rights groups and LGBTQ+ advocates. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament, the Mäjilis, advanced a bill that would ban the “dissemination of information containing propaganda of pedophilia and/or non-traditional sexual orientation” in public spaces, media, and online. Framed […]
DJ Winner Mick, aka Mick Whitty, is known to community members for his sets at URGE parties, but recently he swapped the decks for boxing gloves. He tells YOUR EX about his physical and mental journey to stepping in the squared circle. When Wellington’s DJ Winner Mick — known off the decks as Mick Whitty […]
The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust has plenty to celebrate, with this year’s GiveOUT Day raising an incredible $98,000—a result that has exceeded all expectations. Combined with the funds raised at the Trust’s flagship annual fundraiser Glam & Give, the total now soars past $110,000, smashing all previous records. Our photos from RNXCT’s GiveOUT Day […]
A Republican candidate who leaned heavily into anti-trans rhetoric during her bid for Virginia governor has been defeated by Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who she repeatedly attacked for supporting trans rights. Winsome Earle-Sears, the state’s lieutenant governor since 2022, was soundly beaten by Spanberger, a three-term former congresswoman and CIA officer, who secured more than 57% […]
Following a U.S. federal appeals court ruling that reinstated Texas’s drag ban, nonbinary drag activist Brigitte Bandit took to Instagram on Monday with a powerful message: drag is not dead — and still needs your support. “Please be aware that this ‘drag ban’ only applies to certain types of performances where minors can be present. […]
Seventeen transgender service members are taking legal action against the US administration after their early retirement approvals were abruptly revoked just months after being granted. The plaintiffs, each of whom has served between 15 and 18 years in the military, now face the loss of an estimated $1 million to $2 million in lifetime compensation. […]