Category: News

Feb 23
Protests at White House After Reports of Trump Rescinding Trans Kids’ Rights

A draft document obtained by Reuters indicates that President Trump may reverse former President Obama’s guidance on allowing trans students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity, as opposed to biological sex. The draft cites legal issues in regards to how the term “sex” is interpreted by courts, with the US Court of Appeals for […]

Feb 23
Parson James Becomes an Almost-Kiwi

The Ending HIV Big Gay Out headliner has just been granted a two year work visa in New Zealand. After a killer performance at Coyle Park and Rec, James has spent time attending Auckland Pride events as well as enjoying New Zealand sights. posing like this in Devonport pic.twitter.com/IX8uZpiQjW — Parson James (@ParsonJames) February 18, 2017 […]

Feb 23
Caluzzi Unveils New Courtney Cartier Painting

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1396″ image_crop=”0″ image_pan=”1″ show_playback_controls=”1″ show_captions=”0″ aspect_ratio=”1.5″ width=”100″ width_unit=”%” transition=”fade” transition_speed=”1″ slideshow_speed=”5″ border_size=”0″ border_color=”#ffffff” override_thumbnail_settings=”1″ thumbnail_width=”120″ thumbnail_height=”90″ thumbnail_crop=”0″ ngg_triggers_display=”always” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_horizontal_filmstrip”] Caluzzi Unveils New Courtney Cartier Painting Wednesday 22 February Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret, 461 Karangahape Rd Photos: Zakk d’Larté 20 years ago, Caluzzi was made what it is today by […]

Feb 22
Sky Tower Stands Tall for Rainbow Community

Members of Auckland’s LGBT+ community let off large rainbow confetti cannons at Victoria Park last night, in turn setting off the rainbow lights of the Sky Tower for the final week of Auckland’s Pride Festival. At the helm of the cannons was social media influencer and ‘androgynous queen’ Kris Fox, joined by five SKYCITY Auckland staff, […]

Feb 22
Queensland Committee Recommends Scrapping ‘Gay Panic’ Law

Article: Star Observer A parliamentary committee has recommended Queensland MPs pass laws to scrap the ‘gay panic’ defence. The controversial defence allows people accused of murder to claim provocation by unwanted sexual advance. It is almost exclusively used in cases of men killing men. In a report to parliament earlier this week, the Legal Affairs […]

Feb 22
Milo Yiannopoulos Loses Book Deal and Resigns from Breitbart News

After Simon & Schuster gave Milo Yiannopoulos a controversial US$250,000 book deal, there was uproar on the internet. This came off the back of Out Magazine doing a feature piece on him, where so much vitriol was launched at the author that he turned conservative. In response to Yiannopoulos’s book deal, author Roxanne Gay pulled her […]

Feb 22
Gay Rower Robbie Manson Takes Out National Title

Robbie Manson has claimed the single sculls title at the National Rowing Championships held at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel. Manson came out in 2014, and his victory is as much a victory for LGBT+ youth who do not have very many sport stars to look up to. Manson dominated the field, finishing a boat length […]

Feb 21
Texas Launches ‘I Pee With LGBT’ Campaign

In a further bid to stop Texas going the way of North Carolina and banning trans people from using the gendered bathroom they identify with, the ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health have teamed up to create an ad campaign. Senate Bill 6 (SB6) does not apply just to federal employees as it allows […]