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Christchurch Pride Festival is in full swing with a full calendar of events offering something for all rainbow communities to attend and enjoy. Christchurch Pride Festival is back with a full month of celebration, connection and unapologetic visibility across Ōtautahi. After the success of last year’s expanded programme, organisers are once again delivering 31 days […]
A 43-year-old queer man was targeted on Saturday afternoon in Randburg after arranging to meet someone through the dating app Grindr. The victim, who is not South African and has asked to remain anonymous, is physically safe and has opened a case with the South African Police Service (SAPS). Lured to Guesthouse According to information […]
Bree Tomasel has announced her engagement to partner Sophia Gould, sharing joyful images of the proposal on Instagram. The ZM radio star and co-host of Bree & Clint revealed she popped the question at Te Pare Point, captioning the post: “Plot twist: she said yes.” The photos, taken on Sunday, show Tomasel down on one […]
On Sunday 8 March, Woof! The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show returns to Ponsonby’s Western Park, celebrating queer community and canine charm. Long-time Woof judge and drag legend Buckwheat tells YOUR EX why she keeps returning to this community-first event. For many in Tāmaki Makaurau’s rainbow community, Woof! The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show isn’t just a […]
Australian comedian, TV and radio host Joel Creasey returns to New Zealand this Sunday for his first show in Aotearoa in over a decade. To mark the occasion, he talks to Oliver Hall about visiting Graham Norton’s house, why Minogues don’t sweat, and remembering his fearless teenage self in overwhelming times. When Joel Creasey talks […]
After Kansas enacted sweeping new restrictions affecting transgender and non-binary residents, ride-share company Lyft has announced discounted rides for affected community members. The law, known as SB244, bans trans and non-binary Kansans from using public toilets and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity and invalidates state-issued driver’s licences, identification cards and birth certificates if […]
Ibtissame Lachgar, a Moroccan feminist and LGBTQ+ rights campaigner, is reportedly at risk of losing her arm while serving a prison sentence for wearing a T-shirt deemed offensive to Islam. Lachgar was arrested in August 2025 and later sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after posting a photograph of herself wearing a shirt reading “Allah […]
Transgender residents in the US State of Kansas say they woke up to find their driving licences and identification documents had effectively become invalid overnight, following the enforcement of new state legislation. On 23 February, the Kansas Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles sent letters to individuals whose licences or ID cards had previously been […]