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Filmmaker and musician Paloma Schneideman, aka PolyHill, tells Oliver Hall how the internet transformed her teenage years, why growing up queer can leave a lasting mark on our relationships, and how those experiences inspired her acclaimed film Big Girls Don’t Cry. Remember when the internet first arrived in our bedrooms? Suddenly, we could talk to […]
Sola Rosa, MELODOWNZ, Borderline, Lilbubblegum, DARTZ and Where’s Jai lead the first announcement for Cross Street Music Festival’s biggest edition yet, taking over K’ Road and Cross Street this November. Tāmaki Makaurau’s Cross Street Music Festival is back for 2026, with its first wave of artists revealed for Saturday 28 November. Now in its eighth […]
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong tells YOURE EX’s Oliver Hall why transgender rights could become a coalition red line, where she believes politicians have overreached, and which rainbow issues her party still has work to do on. If Opportunity enters Parliament after November’s election, leader Qiulae Wong wants the freedom to work with either Labour […]
Football trailblazer Jaiyah Saelua tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall what her fa’afafine upbringing can teach us about belonging in sport, and why the future of transgender athletes begins with the communities they call home The debate about transgender athletes has become one of the most contentious conversations in international sport. Questions about eligibility, competitive advantage […]
The former broadcaster tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall how takatāpui people helped shape the woman she became, what she wants Parliament to deliver for rainbow communities, and why she is telling voters not to give Te Pāti Māori their party vote Long before Oriini Kaipara entered Parliament, the people who helped teach her to stand […]
GiveOUT Day’s Glam & Give launch party brought the fabulous faces together, but the fundraising isn’t over! With donations closing at 11.59pm tonight, there’s still time to help raise $150,000 for Rainbow organisations across Aotearoa. Glamour met generosity at GiveOUT Day’s Glam & Give launch party, as supporters came together to celebrate the incredible organisations […]
One of the year’s most acclaimed queer films is heading to Aotearoa, with La Bola Negra arriving in New Zealand cinemas on 15 October. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — better known collectively as Los Javis — the sweeping Spanish drama spans 85 years, moving between 1932, 1937 and 2017 as the lives […]
Ladyhawke has been gaming since childhood, and after decades disappearing into sprawling campaigns, she has developed some fairly firm rules about where queer gamers should spend their time DON’T: Let trolls ruin the game “Queer people should be allowed to play whatever the hell they want. But Call of Duty? Avoid,” she laughs. For Ladyhawke, […]