Category: People

Jul 30
Top 10 Richest LGBTQ+ Celebrity Couples of 2024 Revealed

Elton John and David Furnish top the list of the wealthiest LGBTQ+ celebrity couples, with an astounding combined net worth of $700 million. Elton John alone holds a personal fortune of $650 million, largely amassed through his prolific music career. His partner, David Furnish, adds $50 million from his work in television and theatre production. […]

Jul 25
Robbie Manson: Our Olympic Dream

Just a day before winning bronze at the 2024 World Rowing Cup III in Poland, Robbie Manson talks to YOUR ex about competing in the Men’s Double Sculls at the Paris 2024 Olympics. At the time of this interview, we are six weeks out from the start of the 2024 Olympics. How are you feeling […]

Jul 23
Paris 2024: Tom Daley Advocates for LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Olympic Preparations

Tom Daley was recently photographed using a Pride flag towel during Olympics training after Paris 2024 organisers promised to provide athletes with a platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. While political gestures on podiums are still banned, the organisers stated last year that they would leverage the Olympic spotlight to promote a broader message of […]

Jul 16
Former F1 Driver Ralf Schumacher Comes Out as Gay

Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, brother of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, has come out as gay. Schumacher, who recently turned 49, shared the news on Instagram. He posted a photo of himself with his partner Etienne gazing at a sunset, with the caption: “The most beautiful thing in life is when you have […]

Jul 14
American Hurdler Trey Cunningham Comes Out as Gay

American track star Trey Cunningham, who participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials last month, has publicly announced that he is gay. In an interview with The New York Times, Cunningham described coming out to his family in private five years ago as the “scariest thing I’ve ever done.” Now, he is sharing his truth with […]

Jul 04
Empowering Diverse Artists

ART & REALISM founder Jacquie Burke discusses her inclusive platform, offering artists a digital shopfront. Growing up on a kiwifruit orchard in Kati Kati, Bay of Plenty, Jacquie Burke’s childhood was filled with the joys of rural life. “It was amazing!” she recalls. “We had every kind of farm animal. I picked and packed kiwifruit […]

Jul 03
Teoti Jardine: How New Zealand Has Changed For The Better

Riverton man Teoti Jardine (80) lays bare the shock of discovering homophobia in his childhood and how he escaped to the other side of the world to feel safe and accepted. I was born in Queenstown in 1944 and grew up on Kawarau Falls Sheep Station, which was my father’s family farm. Growing up, I […]

Jul 03
A Lesbian In The Wild: I Love ‘Lesbros’

Man-hating lesbians aren’t a real thing, but lesbian-loving straight cis ‘lesbros’ are, and Jessie Lewthwaite wants more! Doing my patented butch dance, which I bust out when I haven’t had enough gins to actually do my far goofier real dancing, I slowly push through the crowd to the bar. I was on my way to […]