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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1396″ image_crop=”0″ image_pan=”1″ show_playback_controls=”1″ show_captions=”0″ aspect_ratio=”1.5″ width=”100″ width_unit=”%” transition=”fade” transition_speed=”1″ slideshow_speed=”5″ border_size=”0″ border_color=”#ffffff” override_thumbnail_settings=”1″ thumbnail_width=”120″ thumbnail_height=”90″ thumbnail_crop=”0″ ngg_triggers_display=”always” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_horizontal_filmstrip”] Caluzzi Unveils New Courtney Cartier Painting Wednesday 22 February Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret, 461 Karangahape Rd Photos: Zakk d’Larté 20 years ago, Caluzzi was made what it is today by […]
Members of Auckland’s LGBT+ community let off large rainbow confetti cannons at Victoria Park last night, in turn setting off the rainbow lights of the Sky Tower for the final week of Auckland’s Pride Festival. At the helm of the cannons was social media influencer and ‘androgynous queen’ Kris Fox, joined by five SKYCITY Auckland staff, […]
Article: Star Observer A parliamentary committee has recommended Queensland MPs pass laws to scrap the ‘gay panic’ defence. The controversial defence allows people accused of murder to claim provocation by unwanted sexual advance. It is almost exclusively used in cases of men killing men. In a report to parliament earlier this week, the Legal Affairs […]
After Simon & Schuster gave Milo Yiannopoulos a controversial US$250,000 book deal, there was uproar on the internet. This came off the back of Out Magazine doing a feature piece on him, where so much vitriol was launched at the author that he turned conservative. In response to Yiannopoulos’s book deal, author Roxanne Gay pulled her […]
Robbie Manson has claimed the single sculls title at the National Rowing Championships held at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel. Manson came out in 2014, and his victory is as much a victory for LGBT+ youth who do not have very many sport stars to look up to. Manson dominated the field, finishing a boat length […]
In a further bid to stop Texas going the way of North Carolina and banning trans people from using the gendered bathroom they identify with, the ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health have teamed up to create an ad campaign. Senate Bill 6 (SB6) does not apply just to federal employees as it allows […]
Kiwi songstress and pop culture icon Anika Moa has just tied the knot with TV journalist partner Natasha Utting in Auckland today. The duo exchanged vows at the Bethells Beach Cottages, located west of Auckland, complete with family and friends as they overlooked the breathtaking views of the breaking waves against the black sand. Moa, […]
Article: Star Observer South Australia has passed a motion supporting marriage equality, after a conscience vote moved by the Greens was held in the legislative council. The vote was also supported by Labor, Liberal, and Independent MLCs, with 11 members voting to support marriage equality and six voting against the motion. Co-convenor of the NSW […]