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In a recent speech to military troops at Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called the US ambassador to his country a “gay son of a bitch”, prompting US diplomats to raise the issue with their Filipino counterparts in Washington. Rodrigo Détente’s frequent inflammatory comments have seen him dubbed as “the Donald […]
Three young people are calling for New Zealanders to rally against transphobia in the media following a string of offensive campaigns from Kiwi companies. Web developers Jessica Alouette and Mark Hanna have teamed up with Dunedin Mayoral candidate Scout Barbour-Evans to combat New Zealand institutions promoting transphobia in their ad campaigns. The group are rallying […]
Rainbow Tick certified Auckland University of Technology are gearing up for their “Most Open Day,” AUT LIVE, this Saturday 27 August, 5 – 9pm. AUT are inviting potential and existing students to “a new incarnation of information evenings” to explore undergraduate and postgraduate study options for the upcoming year. Already proven to be a safe […]
The Daily Beast journalist Nico Hines has experienced major media backlash after creating a fake Grindr profile to out queer Olympians during the Rio Olympics. Now, Tongan Swimmer and out gay man Amini Fonua has taken to twitter to express his disgust. Fonua is the first athlete to speak out against the actions of Hines, possibly […]
The Labour Party appeared in force to celebrate the 11th Birthday of iconic Auckland gay bar, Family Bar and Club, including Labour Party Leader, Andrew Little. Andrew Little, Jacinda Ardern, Louisa Wall, and Carmel Sepuloni were welcomed to the exclusive drag room above Family Bar’s main dance floor where Miss Ribena thanked them all for their […]
Iconic Auckland gay bar Family Bar and Club is set to celebrate it’s Eleventh birthday on Sunday 14 August! Family Bar will be opening its doors to the public at 7pm till late. Don’t forget to take the next day off to save yourself from calling in sick with sore feet and a bit of […]
Hamilton Pride Week is ramping up! Following the recent refurbishment of their website, Hamiltonpride.co.nz, this year’s celebration promise to be the most exciting and enticing yet! Hamilton Pride Week will run from This years Pride Week will run from Friday 9 September to Saturday 17 September with the theme this year relates to the celebration and acknowledgment of 30-years since […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is currently making moves to declassify transgender identity as a mental disorder. The change is tentatively set to take place alongside the public health agency’s 2018 revised categorisation of mental and behavioural disorders, which is a part of the UN. A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry this week […]