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Australia’s LGBT+ Awards have shortlisted New Zealand as ‘Travel Destination of the Year’, recognising how LGBT+-friendly we are. This comes as little surprise to we Kiwis, especially with the great turnouts at Auckland Pride events these past few days. Rene de Monchy, the director PR, trade and major events for Tourism New Zealand , says […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]