Category: News

Mar 23
Wellington Pride Throws Very First Youth Ball

Wellington Pride threw their first youth ball on March 18, which saw around 200 youths attend, ready to dance their rainbow socks off! Youth leader, Bella Simpson, organised the event and said people had come from as far as Otaki and the Wairarapa to attend the event. The theme of the ball was ‘Fantasy Forest’ […]

Mar 22
HIV Positive Man Lies To Partner, Passes on HIV

A gay man lied to his partner about his positive HIV status, having unprotected sex with him and leaving him to find out through ‘sero-converting’, part of the process that happens when HIV establishes itself in your body. The evidence was given to the Auckland District Court as Mikio Filitonga was charged for causing ‘grievous […]

Mar 21
Adele Concert Sparks Marriage Proposal

A man proposed to his long-time boyfriend during Adele’s concert in Melbourne this week, after the acclaimed singer brought them both onstage after seeing Chris, 40, crying in the crowd. The pair said that they were originally from Perth but had been living in Melbourne for around ten years. Wade, 37, then got down on […]

Mar 20
YouTube’s Restricted Mode Blocks LGBT+ Content

YouTube content creators have become increasingly aware that some videos tackling LGBT+ issues are being inexplicably censored when users switch on YouTube’s ‘Restricted Mode’, an optional tool used to filter out offensive content, even when those videos are family-friendly. According to Google, which owns YouTube, Restricted Mode is meant to “screen out potentially objectionable content that […]

Mar 17
Londoners React to HIV+ Young Person

While HIV as a death sentence is very much a thing of the past for people living with the virus, the stigma surrounding it sadly remains very much part of our present. To help break the silence, London activist George Hankers decided to take to the streets for a video project in support of those living […]

Mar 16
RuPaul Announces That He’s Already Married

Surprise! Earlier today, Emmy Award–winner RuPaul announced that he is already married to his partner of 23 years, Georges LeBar. The RuPaul’s Drag Race host shared the news on Hollywood Today Live, after host Ross Matthews asked whether they would ever tie the knot. “You know what? I don’t think I’ve ever said this on […]

Mar 16
Dunedin’s Sex Attacker Jailed

30-year-old Alex Aleti Seu has been sentenced to six years and nine months jail time, with a minimum non-parole period of four years during an appearance in the Dunedin District Court on Tuesday (15/3), following a violent and sexual attack she committed back in June 25, as well as the indecent assault on two of […]

Mar 15
Grindr Releases Raunchy ‘Gaymoji’

Emoji enthusiasts, I feel ya. The day that new emoji grace my phone keyboard… it’s a special occasion. For me, the avocado emoji was life changing, and can we talk about the mini David Bowie?!  To be honest, it’s hard for me to imagine life without emoji now. Without the little smiley fella, how would I press a point without seeming […]