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Reconciling homosexual and Christian identities is a difficult task faced by many members of out community. Historically, queer Christians have struggled to find a space in which they can openly express their sexuality while being accepted in the Christian community. In New Zealand, we are lucky to have a number of Christian institutions who support […]
Twenty nine year old GLBT leader Daniel Chorley was diagnosed with cancer on 2 August this year in Germany. Now he is appealing for help getting back to his family in New Zealand and support to fight this disease. Daniel has been a key community leader in Auckland’s GLBT community for over a decade as an an instrumental leader for […]
The theme of diversity is being put front and centre of their year’s Gay Ski Week QT with a day dedicated to celebrating all unique and varied facets of the queer community. Diversity Day, Monday 29 August, will undoubtably be the most colourful of the entire week! With patrons encouraged to dress in their most colourful […]
Jaden Smith has locked lips with a male co-star in Netflix’s newest series, The Get Down. Known for his refreshing disregard for gender norms, Jaden Smith has begun his small screen career in a role which includes him locking lips with a male co-star. The Get Down is a musical drama set in the 1970s and follows the lives of […]
Two Hands Tattoo on Ponsonby Road will be holding a flash day fundraiser to help to raise funds for RainbowYouth’s I’m Local Project tomorrow! All proceeds from the flash day, taking place at the Two Hands studio today, Thursday 25 August, from 12 noon to 8pm, will be donated to RainbowYouth’s initiative. “The aim of the […]
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee declared Truvada would not be cost effective for the Australian population. HIV advocates and health organisations are outraged the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has rejected submissions to add Truvada as use for PrEP to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). They are strongly urging the pharmaceutical company who license the drug to try again […]
David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive has been a staple in every lesbian’s film collection since it’s release in 2001. Now, in a triumph for lesbian-centric cinema the world over, this surrealist masterpiece has been named the greatest film of the 21st century. In a poll by BBC Culture, 177 film critics from 36 countries voted to determine the 100 […]
Former Labour leader and Mt Roskill MP Phil Goff has established a strong lead in the Auckland mayoral race according to a recent survey. The survey from Survey Sampling International commissioned for the Spinoff shows that the GLBT supportive Labour MP received 60.3% of votes cast, with his closest contender, former Xero executive Victoria Crone on 15.5%. The poll shows that only […]