Category: News
Sex, sexuality and gender diverse youth now have access to a resource helping them navigate their legal rights at school thanks to InsideOUT. Aiming to answer questions students may have about issues of sexual and gender diversity and their rights under New Zealand law, the resource covers frequently asked questions regarding issues such as bullying, […]
A popular gay men’s sauna in Jakarta has been raided by Indonesian Police, with at least 51 people arrested. While most were released the following days, five employees at the sauna are now facing charges relating to the violation of the Law on Pornography, passed in 2008, which prohibits sex parties and “deviant sexual acts” […]
Married at First Sight’s first gay couple says they may have started on a low but they say they are now focused on getting to know each other. Aaron and Ben tell express that not everything that happened on the day made it to air. “It’s was pretty confronting watching it all happen as I […]
Brian Tamaki says media and those wanting to protest against him are “jealous about my life”. His comments come after his speaking engagement in Christchurch last night was moved to an undisclosed location as a protest group was organising a Queer Quake Mardi Gras. Last year the Destiny Church leader said that earthquakes were caused […]
He said that gay family members should be excluded from gatherings with “impressionable children”. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Cardinal Raymond Burke has spoken out against gay people, calling them “evil” and urging families to keep gay relatives away from gatherings with children. In an interview with right-wing website Life Site News, Burke was asked […]
Pope Francis has said that getting rid of “gender-associated behaviours” will render straight men and women infertile and condemned the idea of non-binary people. Speaking to the Vatican’s bioethics advisory board, which deals with issues like abortion, Francis rallied against people who promoted what he claimed was the “utopia of the neutral”, according to Pink News. […]
It’s bound to be the gossip in many lunchrooms around the country today – last night’s rather awkward episode of Married at First Sight. Aaron and Ben were the first same-sex couple to appear on the New Zealand version of the popular show, but their wedding day appeared far from smooth sailing. Ben revealed at […]
He brought us the queer anthem Same Love and has been a vocal supporter of LGBT+ communities, now he’s coming back to our shores for two summer shows. Fresh from shaking up Australian homophobes at the NRL final in Sydney, Macklemore has announced he will be playing in Auckland and Wellington this coming February. Just […]