Category: News

Feb 14
Croatia Demonstrates After Club Attack

Zagreb Pride has just protested in the centre of Zagreb, Croatia in response to an attack on an LGBT+ party in a night club on the weekend. The event, called ‘Love is and Remains Stronger than Hate’, was streamed live on the Zagreb Pride Facebook page. Several thousand people tuned in to watch. The attack was […]

Feb 13
Make-Out Rally Outside Trump Tower

Despite the freezing sub-zero temperatures in New York City at the moment, some 40-ish people showed up in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue as part of the ‘Lgbtq+ [sic] Make Out At Trump Tower’ event. Demonstrators met up at 1 pm at the intersection of 61st Street and Central Park West, then marched […]

Feb 13
Gigi Gorgeous Breaks Ground as Cosmetics Ambassador

In the latest round of cosmetics representative picks, Revlon has decided to go follow the crowd and go after influencers. One of these is Gigi Gorgeous, a lesbian trans woman who has over 2.2 million Instagram followers and almost 2.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel. She is the first trans ambassador for Revlon, and […]

Feb 13
Charlie Tredway Wins Mr Gay New Zealand

This year’s Mr Gay New Zealand title has been won by Charlie Tredway, an incredible man who works with the New Zealand AIDS Foundation as a Community Engagement Officer and has devoted his life to HIV advocacy and community awareness. Tredway, 33, was announced as the winner onstage at the Ending HIV Big Gay Out yesterday after […]

Feb 10
Ms Frizzle is Back and Played, Once Again, by a Lesbian

Netflix has made some major announcements: Orange is the New Black will be premiering its new season on 9 June, and they are rebooting The Magic School Bus. It will remain animated, and this time, Ms Frizzle will be voiced by lesbian comedian Kate McKinnon. McKinnon currently works on S.N.L., known for her portrayals of Justin Bieber, Hilary Clinton […]

Feb 10
World’s First Chest-Binding Study Highlights Medical Risks for Trans People

Article: Star Observer A recently released report on the benefits and risks of chest binding has revealed that many trans men and non-binary people have experienced at least one negative health outcome from binding. The study is the first of its kind, and was conducted by The Binding Health Project at Boston University, which asked 1,800 people […]

Feb 10
Research Reveals LGBT+ Community Less Comfortable Holding Hands

ANZ have commissioned research exploring the simple act of holding hands in public and how it effects our community. The research was launched today following the lead-up to the Auckland and Wellington Pride Festivals.  The research shows New Zealand’s LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community is more than twice as likely (39%) than […]

Feb 10
First Trans Boy Scout Begins

After a policy change last week, where the Boy Scouts of America began to allow trans children to join, a troop in Maplewood, New Jersey has welcomed their first trans member. Joe Maldonado grabbed attention after being rejected from a group in nearby town Secaucus, and although the policy change applies to all groups, his mother does […]