Category: People
Star of Gays In Space and Let’s Get Loco! actor and playwright Zak Enayat. Born in Wellington and raised in Melbourne and Auckland, Zak Enayat is one of New Zealand’s few Afghan actors. Zak has been working on the stage and screen for six years. Recently appeared in the horror-comedy film ‘DEAD,’ as well as […]
Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, New Zealand’s Governor-General (representative of Queen Elizabeth II) talks to Oliver Hall about standing up for human rights, the effects of the AIDS and Coronavirus pandemics and the rise of the Rainbow community. It’s a windy and rainy day in Wellington as we buzz the intercom on […]
A local queer couple speak to express about the joy of becoming pregnant and the challenge of a cancer diagnosis. Aged just 33, Ellie discovered a lump which would lead to a Grade 3 breast cancer. The following day, her partner, Jess found out they were pregnant with the couple’s first child. The couple were […]
Former Australia’s Got Talent Winner and The Voice contestant Jack Vidgen has opened up about his fear of coming out on the latest edition of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Vidgen has also suggested he knows of 10 or 12 Australian Footballers that are gay. In a deep and meaningful conversation with […]
A gay man from the US state of Kentucky has recounted his horrifying experience to “cure” his homosexuality in so-called ‘conversion therapy’ sessions. In an op-ed written for The River City News, Curtis Galloway described his traumatising conversion therapy experience saying the supposed treatment left him with “permanent mental and emotional scars”. The 26-year-old explains […]
Awwa founder and period-proof underwear creator, Michelle Wilson believes the sacred life moment of a first ikura should be celebrated. Period. Belinda Nash learns more. For indigenous cultures throughout herstory, a first period signified a moment of tribal pride, and newly menstruating cis females were honoured with ceremony and gifts. As populations became colonised, however, […]
Manchester United’s openly LGBT+ manager has spoken out about homophobia in sport, saying that accepting LGBT+ people isn’t enough and that conversations should instead be focused on human rights and equality for all. Speaking with BBC Sport, the former player and now head coach of Manchester United’s women’s team Casey Stoney, says “Why should my […]
DeGeneres becomes one of the most high-profile LGBT celebrities to test positive for the virus. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for Covid-19. The 62-year-old took to Twitter to tell her fans of the diagnosis. “Hi everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for COVID-19,” DeGeneres wrote in […]