Category: News
Xulhaz Mannan, Editor of Bangladesh’s only GLBT magazine, Roopbaan, was found hacked to death in his Dhaka flat. On top of being the first editor of a GLBT magazine in the sexually conservative country, Mannan was also a top gay rights activist and worked at the US development agency USAid. He launched Roopbaan in 2014 in an […]
North Carolina Democrats have filed a bill with aims to reverse the state’s anti-GLBT law, HB2. This follows a string of boycotts and lost investment ventures in the state in response to Governor McCrory refusing to veto the damaging bill which encourages discrimination against GLBT people. House Bill 946, sponsored by Darren Jackson, Graig Meyer, Susi Hamilton, and […]
Youtube sensation and self named Liberal Redneck has perfectly explained gender neutral bathroom panic in a colourful new video. Otherwise known as Traw Crowder, he explains why the conservative defence of protecting children is ridiculous and defends trans people’s right to use bathrooms aligning when the gender they identify as. The video was posted in […]
In a campaign focused on encouraging body positivity and resilience by advocating the diversity and beauty of all our bodies, Kellogg’s Special K has recruited NZ transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland to help combat personal doubt and body negativity. In a recent study, Kellogg’s found that 7 of 10 women in New Zealand experience hatred for their […]
Auckland University students in conjunction with AUSA are gearing up for the 2016 Pride Week celebration on and around the central city campus. Pride Week is a staple on the Auckland University calendar and is organised by the Auckland University Student Association with help from organisations such as UniQ, the Auckland University Queer social group, […]
Michael Bancroft has been promoted to Officer of St John by Her Majesty the Queen of England. “While no longer working for St John since July 2014 when I retired I continue my volunteer involvement as a Chaplain of the Order” says Bancroft, an openly gay man who has played a large role in supporting […]
Gustavia Nia Lui, a young New Zealand entrepreneur who is taking the Kiwi shoe industry by storm, says that her plus sized shoe range, Staavias, is for everyone. Staavias provides footwear for people with feet sized between 10 and 14 in a range of glamorous styles. “I have someone close to me that is part of […]
The brand new web series Quite Frankly is a coming-of-age gay story unlike anything we’ve ever seen before and might just be the world’s first gay stoner comedy. Centred around the life of Frank Hankins, an early twenty-something millennial who moves to Sydney from New Zealand and starts coming to terms with his sexuality, Quite Frankly […]