Category: News
Labour’s Rainbow spokesperson, Shanan Halbert, has condemned the Government’s decision to halt new prescriptions of puberty blockers for transgender youth, calling it “one of the most damaging and ideological moves we’ve seen in our health system”. The criticism comes in response to Health Minister Simeon Brown’s announcement that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues will no longer […]
The US government has reversed a recent policy shift that implied passports showing a trans person’s affirmed gender identity could be invalidated. Less than a week after the change appeared on the US State Department’s website, a section referencing the invalidation of passports not reflecting a person’s “biological sex” has been quietly removed. The change, […]
Florida lawmakers have once again introduced a statewide Pride Flag Ban — the first openly anti-LGBTQ+ bill of the state’s 2026 session. Filed by State Representative David Borrero (HB 347) and Senator Clay Yarborough (SB 426), the proposal would prohibit any state or local government building from displaying flags that represent “race, gender, or sexual […]
The National Government has announced a pause on prescribing puberty blockers to new patients experiencing gender dysphoria, as it awaits the outcome of a clinical trial currently underway in the UK. Health Minister Simeon Brown confirmed the regulatory shift today, stating that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues will no longer be prescribed for new cases of […]
NRL legend Ian Roberts has condemned the New Zealand Breakers’ decision to forgo the Pride insignia during the upcoming NBL Pride Round, calling it an act of cowardice and “homophobia in plain sight.” Roberts, the first openly gay professional rugby league player, labelled the Breakers’ choice “shameful” in an interview with Morning Report, warning that […]
The popular American children’s animated series Santiago of the Seas has been temporarily removed from Malaysian television following viewer complaints about alleged LGBTQ+ themes. The CGI action-adventure cartoon, which follows eight-year-old pirate Santiago and his crew as they defend their Caribbean homeland, aired an episode on Sunday 16 November at 10pm on TV2, one of […]
The New Zealand’s BNZ Breakers will not wear the rainbow Pride Progress Flag on their uniforms during the Australian National Basketball League’s (NBL) Pride Round early next year. The Auckland-based club said the decision was made collectively by the team, following internal discussions around the league’s voluntary policy for wearing the insignia, which celebrates the […]
Jessie Lewthwaite celebrates our queerest capital. By a happy coincidence, I ended up having back-to-back party weekends away in the capital. Coming down from Auckland, I was concerned my soft Australian skin would be cold, and I was especially worried about how the gale-force winds would affect my hair, which I sculpt to make it […]