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Mr Bear NZ 2025: The Party Keeps Going! The energy from Mr Bear New Zealand 2025 is still running high after an unforgettable night at Phoenix Cabaret on Friday, 7 February. With a packed venue, electrifying performances, and an outpouring of community spirit, the event truly showcased the vibrancy of Aotearoa’s Bear community. Taking centre […]
The celebrations continue following Luke Bird’s victory at Mr Bear New Zealand 2025, held at Phoenix Cabaret on Friday, 7 February. The event brought together members of Aotearoa’s Bear community for an unforgettable night of fun, pride, and fierce competition. Bird took the title after impressing both the judges and the enthusiastic crowd, beating out fellow […]
Auckland’s Mr Bear New Zealand 2025 competition took centre stage on Friday, 7 February, at Phoenix Cabaret on Karangahape Road, bringing together our vibrant Bear community for an evening of camaraderie, entertainment, and fierce competition. Hosted at one of Auckland’s most iconic LGBTQ+ venues, Phoenix, the event saw Luke Bird take home the coveted title, winning […]
A new YouGov poll, published on Tuesday (11 February), has highlighted a significant rise in anti-trans sentiment across the UK, with even traditionally progressive groups, such as women and young people, showing growing scepticism towards trans rights. In 2022, 44% of women supported legal gender changes, but by December 2024, that figure had dropped to […]
The most popular kinks in every U.S. state have been unveiled, with one particular fetish maintaining its stronghold across the country. Clips4Sale (C4S), the world’s largest kink and fetish platform, released its 2025 Fetish Map of the United States on Wednesday (12 February), offering insight into the nation’s growing interest in fetish content. For the […]
Tim Bain, Associate Artistic Director at The Court Theatre and organiser of Rainbow Theatre Weekend, shares his vision for the event and what makes it so unique. Building a Bold, Inclusive Festival Rainbow Theatre Weekend returns to The Court Theatre from 20 – 23 March 2025, bringing an electric lineup of drag royalty, comedy, cabaret, […]
President Donald Trump has announced plans to overhaul the leadership of the Kennedy Center, removing board members and appointing himself as chairman. On Monday, February 10, he named Richard Grenell—an openly gay man and current “Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions”—as the interim executive director of the renowned arts institution. Trump’s decision appears to be […]
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has implemented a ban preventing transgender individuals from enlisting in the US military. A recently uncovered memo reveals that Hegseth signed the ban last week, prohibiting those with a “history of gender dysphoria” from joining the armed forces. The decision follows former president Donald Trump’s executive order laying the groundwork […]