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GiveOUT Day raises $60,000 for the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust. GET YOUR HI-RESOLUTION WATERMARK FREE PICS HERE! Photos | Jasmin Sheikh. The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust has announced that they raised $60,000 for GiveOUT Day 2024. The funds from GiveOUT Day will be distributed across 25 rainbow charities nationwide, a record number! GET […]
Bear New Zealand Week will take over Auckland from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 February 2025. New Zealand Week, the highly anticipated annual event for the bear community in New Zealand, is back for its 15th edition! From February 5th to 9th, 2025, bears, cubs, and admirers will gather in Auckland for five days of […]
A Republican-led resolution targeting transgender lawmakers, specifically Democratic congresswoman Sarah McBride, has sparked sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers. The proposal, introduced by Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace on 18 November, seeks to ban transgender women from using female restrooms in the US Capitol. Sarah McBride, who made history on 5 November as the first transgender woman […]
More than 350 transgender and gender-diverse individuals were killed globally in the past year, according to a “sobering” report released by the Trans Murder Monitoring project ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance, observed on 20 November. The annual report from Transgender Europe and Central Asia (TGEU) revealed that between 1 October 2023 and 30 September […]
LGBTQ+ Afghans say they are facing severe abuse, including rape and torture, in detention as the Taliban intensifies its crackdown on minority groups. Reports from detainees reveal a harrowing pattern of violence targeting the LGBTQ+ community since the Taliban regained power in 2021 after the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from the Nation. One survivor, Sohrab, […]
NBA player LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the league for using an anti-gay slur during a post-game interview, which the NBA described as “offensive and derogatory.” Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee addressed the situation on Sunday, November 17, saying Ball is “very apologetic” for his comments. The incident occurred following the Hornets’ […]
Hungary’s contentious ‘Child Protection Law’, often criticised as discriminatory towards the LGBTQ+ community, is set to be examined by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Promoted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government, the law enforces strict measures against convicted paedophiles but controversially extends to banning or severely restricting […]
KyivPride has announced the postponement of its Pride event, originally scheduled for November 23, which coincides with Holodomor Memorial Day. The decision followed significant backlash from social media followers, as outlined in a statement posted on the community’s Instagram account. Organisers admitted an oversight in failing to check the calendar before selecting the date, stating […]