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Heaven, Auckland’s premier nightclub for men who love men, hosted Wellington party promoters Frisky on Saturday 19 August. After a series of successful Frisky parties in Wellington over the last year, DJ Jimmy Fade and Wellington PartyBoys (Christian and Caleb), were invited to bring their inclusive dance party, Frisky, to K Road’s Heaven nightclub for […]
Around 4,100 same-sex marriages have been registered to couples living in New Zealand since the Marriage Amendment Act came into effect ten years ago. Stats NZ have revealed, Same-sex marriages made up just over 2 percent of all marriages to couples in New Zealand over the last decade. “More female couples tie the knot each […]
The International Journal of Drug Policy says this “increased harm for men who have sex with men”, and community groups call for the decision to be reversed. “At this stage, there are no plans to review the classification of alkyl nitrites (poppers) as prescription medicines,” a Ministry of Health spokesperson has told express, despite the […]
Kickstarting on Friday 25 August through to Sunday 3 September, Winter Pride will be painting Queenstown rainbow! Organiser Martin King tells YOUR EX what we can expect from the 2023 festival. This is the first Winter Pride in a few years to not be affected by Covid restrictions – what has that meant for you […]
Ahead of the season finale on Friday 25 August, And Just Like That… star Sara Ramirez talks about their polarising character, Che Diaz, and coming out publicly – twice! It’s about 4.30am when Sara Ramirez appears on my screen, looking radiant and well-groomed, as part of a global roundtable interview featuring mainly Europe-based journalists. The […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores August dates that had a significant impact on Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ communities. 4 August 1908 The Crimes Act 1908 was enacted. The legislation consolidated various laws, including one from 1893, which outlawed any form of sexual contact between males. Even if the sexual activity was consensual between adults, the State saw it […]
“That is not in the public interest, I can assure you!” The Finance Minister insisted to National’s Deputy Leader. Has there ever been a more awkward parliamentary moment? As National’s Deputy Leader Nicola Willis and the Labour Government’s Finance Minister traded barbs about perceived fiscal ‘holes’ in each other’s financial plans, Willis lept to her […]
Last weekend’s Wellington International Pride Incorporated (WIPP) AGM heralded the end of an era for the iconic street parade as members vote to dissolve WIPP. In an exclusive statement to YOUR EX, the organisation says, “a new team can now step in and pick up the reigns so that our fabulous Wellington Rainbow Community can […]