Category: People
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senior National MP and Minister of Finance Nicola Willis has responded sharply to Brian Tamaki over a social media post concerning her Instagram activity and the following of a local Drag King. The Destiny Church leader and self-appointed “Apostle Bishop” criticised Willis for following drag king Willy SmacknTush, known for family-friendly story-time events, on Instagram. […]
More than half of lesbian and gay parents have encountered negative remarks about their families, with 48 per cent concerned that their children might face bullying at school, new research reveals. A report by Just Like Us indicates that over a third of lesbian and gay parents have been subjected to intrusive questions, such as […]
Reigning Mr Bear NZ, Tia Bear, has won the title of Mr Australasia Bear at the annual competition this weekend, marking another milestone in representing his communities. Tia is the first Māori to win Mr Bear New Zealand. He is also the first Mr Bear New Zealand to win the Australasian title in seven years. […]
Legendary comedic Drag Queen Lady Bunny discusses the middle ground on drag queen story time, why she won’t support Biden, and the status of her friendship with RuPaul. There’s been a bit of back and forth lining up an appropriate time for YOUR ex to chat over Zoom with Lady Bunny, who resides in New York. The […]
Lick Auckland, a party aimed at queer women, last lit up our sapphic scene in 2019. Lick has not returned post-pandemic due to the film career of organiser Natalie Zibung taking off, working behind the scenes for the likes of Disney, Marvel, Luscasfilm and Paramount Pictures. After years of us asking, Natalie finally shakes off […]