Category: People

One of Stephen Fry’s most widely loved and hated speeches about how God is “a maniac” has garnered him an unlikely nomination for a religious broadcasting award. The openly gay intellectuals short speech in response to Irish broadcaster RTE’s questions about if God existed explained that he believed that God would be “evil”, “stupid” and “a maniac”, for creating […]

Sir Ian McKellen opened up to Owen Jones in an interview about acting, HIV discussions in Britain, and being gay in Hollywood. “By definition we were queer, we were odd, we were peculiar – strange, different, queer” comments McKellen on growing up during a time when homosexuality was illegal in Britain. “I was deeply closeted… it […]

We’ve all known it for a long time. From his Mr. Burns screensaver to his impressive collection of Malibu Stacy dolls – Waylon Smithers has been the Simpson’s token homosexual main character. Now, he is finally coming out! “In Springfield now, most people know he’s gay, but obviously Burns doesn’t. We deal with that in […]

It was never outright stated that our ’90s childhood icon Xena: Warrior Princess was gay, but plenty of subtext was given to those who watched the series religiously. Well, Xena will definitely be gay in the reboot. This time around, there won’t be any suggestiveness about Xena’s (Lucy Lawless) relationship with her sheroic partner Gabrielle (Renee O’Connor). Xena will […]

According to Rocky Horror Picture Show creator and former Hamilton resident Richard O’Brien, transpeople “can’t become women.” “I think I agree with that. I agree with Germaine Greer and Barry Humphries,” he said to Metro Magazine. “You can’t be a woman. You can be an idea of a woman. You’re in the middle and there’s […]

Award-winning choreographer and dancer Douglas Wright has announced his retirement.  A living testament to the magnitude of GLBT talent in New Zealand, Wright danced his way around prolific dance companies in New York and London before returning home to form his own company in 1989, the Douglas Wright Dance Company. With over 30 works in his […]

New Zealand’s electro-pop siren Ladyhawke has released the latest track off her upcoming album, A Love Song. Ladyhawke is famously married to comedienne and actress Madeleine Sami. Already stations such as ZM and More FM have been playing the song which was released for radio play at 8am this morning, teasing more details to come […]

The latest Star Wars instalment The Force Awakens marked a huge step towards diversity in the popular film franchise. With a person of colour and a woman as the two main characters, it is clear that director JJ Abrams wanted to step away from the white, male dominated previous films. Abrams again proved that he is an […]