Category: News
The Prime Minister says Brunei’s new laws ‘fly in the face’ of New Zealand principles. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned Brunei’s new anti-gay laws which make homosexuality punishable by death. The South East Asian nation recently passed a law to punish sex between two men with death by stoning. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned […]
The Cayman Islands have officially legalised same-sex marriage, after a landmark ruling that saw a lesbian couple take on the nation’s definition of marriage. The couple at the heart of the victory, Chantelle Day, and her fiancée, Vickie Bodden Bush, were initially denied the right to wed, in April 2018 and took the matter to […]
The small Asian nation of Brunei will officially enforce new legislation today, that will see it join just a handful of other nations in punishing homosexuality with the death penalty. The new provisions of a draconian sharia law Penal Code will come into effect today (3 April 2019) and will include whipping, torture, and death […]
Christchurch Boys’ High School rowing team have taken a stand against homophobia in the sport of rowing during their Maadi Cup national title win in Lake Karapiro, Twizel. The team, who decided to take a stand against Anti-gay sledging that had occurred previously in the season, taped-up their oars in rainbow colours during the final in which […]
This is not the first time the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have considered a name change. Sydney Mardi Gras has notified its members of a proposal to once again drop the ‘Gay’ and ‘Lesbian’ from its name. The move is being pushed by those who feel the current name is not ‘inclusive’ enough […]
Brazilian Born New Zealand Boxer Geovana Peres has become the WBO World Women’s Light Heavyweight Champion in front of a sold out crowd at SKYCITY Convention Centre. Geovana won the bout with two judges scoring 98 – 92 and the other 96 – 94, winning by Unanimous Decision against Lani Daniels. The LGBTI+ community turned […]
In yet another twist in the Jussie Smollett saga, prosecutors have now dropped all charges against the Empire star for reporting an alleged hoax hate-crime. The decision to drop all charges was announced in a statement after 36-year-old Smollett appeared in court on Tuesday. “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, […]
The official announcement was made today after The Outrageous Miss Ribena let the news slip at Family Bar on Saturday night. A rain date also scheduled for Sunday 12 May. “It may be the world’s worst kept secret, but we can now confirm the Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP) will now be held on Saturday, […]