Category: News

Nov 16
Canada Appoints Queer Special Advisor

Picture: Twitter In a move that furthers Canada as being one of the most progressive countries in the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Randy Boissonnault as the LGBTQ2 Special Advisor. Deeply honoured to accept the appointment of Special Advisor to PM @JustinTrudeau on #LGBTQ2 issues. Offering a strong voice & an open ear. — […]

Nov 16
RainbowYOUTH Branching Out

Elly Crispin has been appointed as the part-time regional coordinator for RainbowYOUTH’s Bay of Plenty region. Her role encompasses establishing peer-support groups in addition to Tauranga’s own TaurangaPryde, as well as arranging training huis for peer-support group facilitators, and helping distribute LGBT+ resources to schools and other community organisations. Crispin already holds certificates in Health […]

Nov 15
Transgender Day of Remembrance

New Zealand’s Transgender Day of Remembrance service will be held at 7 pm on Monday 21 November at St Matthew’s in the City in Auckland. The service will include the traditional reading of names of transpeople who have died in the past year. Transgender Day of Remembrance was started back in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann […]

Nov 14
Australia: Members Vote to not Invite PM Malcolm Turnbull to Mardi Gras

Article: Star Observer Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will not be invited to attend Mardi Gras as an official guest after a motion moved at Saturday’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras AGM was passed. The motion was brought forward by Patrick Wright and Cat Rose of the activist group Community Action Against Homophobia, and it […]

Nov 14
Major Bequeathment to Body Positive

In a major surprise for Body Positive, the passing of Philip Gipson has left them a decent amount of funds. Gipson was heavily involved with Body Positive in a social capacity, and made many friendships. Mark Fisher, CEO of Body Positive, says that they are “really appreciative of it”. Bequests are unusual for Body Positive, […]

Nov 11
Is it Really Health For All?

It’s called the Sexual and Reproductive Health Action Plan (SRHAP). At first, it looks like a dyslexic spelling of ‘sharp’, but hidden in the mysteries of governmental policy blurb, there’s plenty of important themes for LGBT+ people, not to mention at least one example of a major flaw in approaching human rights issues. What is […]

Nov 10
Olwage and Co Strip for Privé

In these dark times, it’s nice to know that some hunks are stripping off their kits for our viewing pleasure. ‘Unleash the Untamed’ male revue will include performances by former Mr Gay World, Chris Olwage, as well as Carmen Kilss and MJ. Taking place at 8 pm at Privé club (25 Cross Street), the night […]

Nov 10
All We Have Left is Hope with Trump as President

Picture note: we chose to put a rainbow flag as the picture as we didn’t think Trump deserved anymore outright publicity. We’re sure you were part of the masses who were staring at their phones in disbelief last night as state by state turned a dark red, indicating it had been called for (now) President-elect […]