Category: People

Sep 12
Chelsea Manning Takes Aim at Current Trans Rights Movement

The Transgender whistle-blower questions the current strategy of the Trans rights movement. In an exclusive interview, Chelsea Manning has told express magazine she believes the Trans rights movement is currently divided. The WikiLeaks whistle-blower has recently been in New Zealand as part of a speaking tour which saw her being interviewed by former MP Georgina […]

Sep 11
Transgender Aussie Rules Player Pulls Out of Competition Saying the League “Treated Me Like Shit”

Transgender AFLW player Hannah Mouncey has fired a scathing attack at the AFL after announcing she will quit the competition. A transgender AFLW player says can no longer nominate for the upcoming AFLW draft, saying the “enormous” toll on herself and loved ones have forced her to quit the sport. In announcing her decision on […]

Sep 09
Boy Erased Star Lucas Hedges Says He’s “Not Totally Straight”

American actor, Lucas Hedges who is best known for his role in Boy Erased has opened up about his sexuality describing himself as “not totally straight.” 21-year-old Hedges, who is also the son of writer-director Peter Hedges, spoke with Vulture about how he noticed during his childhood that his sexuality existed on a spectrum. “I owe it to this part […]

Sep 08
Chelsea Manning Dismisses Significance of Russia’s Pro Trump Interference in US Election saying it’s “not an unusual occurrence”

In an exclusive interview with express, the transgender whistleblower says foreign interference in elections “happens all the time.” Chelsea Manning has downplayed the significance of Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election which saw Donald Trump elected President. Manning made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with express, ahead of her first talk in Auckland tonight […]

Sep 07
Trump Snubbed By Sia in Honour of Her “Queer and Mexican Fans”

The Australian singer-songwriter, Sia has revealed that she turned down a photo request from United States President, Donald Trump because of her “queer and Mexican fans.” The 42-year-old’s recollection of her Trump snub was made during an interview with  Rolling Stone, saying she recounted the time she was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” […]

Sep 05
Review: Pink at her Peak

After eleven years, Pink returns to NZ with her Beautiful Trauma tour and proves that the decade away, has only sharpened her live performing skills. When Pink performed in at the (then) Vector Arena on 10 June 2007 as part of her I’m Not Dead tour we were treated to a hit-loaded setlist and ballsy […]

Sep 04
Community Hero Richard James Dies 

LGBTI kiwi stalwart Richard James has died suddenly aged 52. James passed away while in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday. James was heavily involved in the LGBTI community in New Zealand and had held senior positions with a range of community organisations including GABA (now Rainbow Auckland) and Auckland Pride. Tributes have been flowing all morning […]

Sep 03
Chelsea Manning Still Visiting NZ After Australia Refuses Her Visa

The convicted transgender whistleblower will speak in Aotearoa after Immigration New Zealand approved her visa. Immigration New Zealand confirmed it had given Manning special dispensation to apply for a visa – a requirement under New Zealand law for those who have served lengthy prison terms. “While Ms Manning was convicted of a serious offence and […]