Category: News
Auckland Pride Festival Co-Chairs have responded to the two-person protest during Saturday’s Pride Parade in Auckland and say the primary focus is safety for everyone. Cassie Roma and fellow Co-Chair Lexie Matheson say there was a brief two-person protest at the start of the parade but that “Protests are not unexpected, nor necessarily unwelcome, during […]
Wellington Police have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of Wellington transgender woman Zena Campbell. Campbell, 21, was found in a car in central Wellington suburb, Aro Valley, on Sunday 11 February. Appearing before Wellington District Court judge Ian Mill on Thursday the 30-year-old man, who has been granted name suppression, was […]
Cameron Kasky, a survivor of last week’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, has slammed Republicans for caring more about cakes at same-sex weddings than school shootings. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Kasky referenced the Supreme Court case of a Colorado cake shop which refused to bake a cake for a gay couple, PinkNews reported. “There’s […]
US freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has made history, being captured on television kissing his partner before competing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The moment was screened around the world, with commentators acknowledging Matt Wilkas as Kenworthy’s boyfriend and showing supporters waving rainbow flags, Gay Star News has reported. “To be able to do that, to give him […]
Cyclone Gita has destroyed an LGBT+ centre in Tonga and with it a much needed safe space for the local community. The centre is run by the Tonga Leitis Association, who are now calling for help with the costs to repair the building and provide much-needed supplies to community members after the worst storm in […]
Auckland’s Pride Parade wasn’t without protest this year, with two people protesting access to hormone therapy for transgender youth at the very front of the parade. Walking in front of the Saturday’s parade were two people holding a sign that read “stop giving kids sex hormones, protect lesbian youth”. The pair, who call themselves “feminist […]
Jacinda Arden has become the first Prime Minister to walk in a Pride Parade. The crowd roared as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made her way down Ponsonby Road on Saturday night – while she’s no stranger to the event, she’s the first ever Prime Minister to walk in the parade. Cutting the ribbon (actually, […]
Celine Dion is heading to New Zealand, over two decades after her first visit. Originally announcing just one show, after fans cleaned out all pre-sale tickets to the first show and a second was announced. Playing two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena August 11 and 12, general tickets go on sale today. The shows are […]