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News Editor Levi Joule writes from Sydney ahead of tonight’s Mardi Gras parade and party. There is an undeniable buzz of excitement in the streets of Sydney right now. Now in it’s 37th year, Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras parade returns once more to Oxford Street. The annual Mardi Gras Festival attracts more than 25,000 interstate […]
This year marks the NZ AIDS Foundation’s 30th anniversary. Reflecting on the milestone, Executive Director Shaun Robinson says that “Together we’ve seen many milestones: palliative care, the revelation of condom based prevention (the real life saver), law reform, human rights, the Hui Takatāpui movement and Pride. We’ve had breakthroughs in medication so that HIV is no […]
A Sydney man has been sentenced to at least 17 months in jail for using Grindr as a way to lure in robbery victims. Corey Draper, 23, used the app to locate potential victims in his area. After chatting online, the suggestion was made to meet up to use the drug ice the Sydney Morning Herald […]
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Pilbersek has delivered a powerful speech to Australia’s federal parliament on the importance on Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Watch below:
The winner of this year’s Mr Gay NZ has been revealed exclusively to express. Matt Fistonich has been announced as 2015’s Mr Gay NZ. Speaking to express, Matt says that he is “stoked to have been chosen to represent New Zealand in the mr Gay World Competition 2015 in South Africa.” Matt beat four others […]
The seven men have been detained and labelled ‘perverts’ in the latest crackdown on homosexuality in Egypt Egypt have arrested seven more men in it’s latest crackdown on homosexuality. While homosexuality is not explicitly illegal in Egypt, it is not condoned and there have been a number of crackdowns in recent months on gay men […]
2015’s Pride Festival was the best yet writes Levi Joule. Auckland Pride Festival, you were fabulous. Over the course of three weeks, the very best of our community was on display. Heading into the festival, there were doubts about a number of key events and the preparations made for them, however the worries proved unnecessary. […]
A new and improved harbour party will return tomorrow as part of this year’s Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. CEO of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Michael Rolik, says that “This year’s Harbour Party is shaping up to be the best yet! What better way to celebrate our diverse city than dancing the […]