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“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 […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season Three star Ivanna Drink, AKA Shameel Kennedy-Hall, discusses his life behind the makeup! Where did you grow up, and how was growing up there for you? I grew up in West Auckland, and while a lot of people think it’s a bit rough, I think it was the best […]
Anti-trans activist Posie Parker has announced she will visit Wellington in September to attend a court hearing relating to her previous NZ visit and says she will hold a Let Women Speak event outside of the courts. “So looks like I have a valid ESTA for New Zealand,” Kellie Jay-Keen AKA Posie Parker announced on […]
The Melbourne winter chill took a backseat on last month as The Laird turned up the heat for the Southern HiBearnation sashing of Mr. Bear Australasia 2023. The event drew a sickening crowd of local and international supporters. The five contestants of 2023 served up unapologetic confidence, blending hairy, bearish femme masculinity to fiercely represent their […]
Michael Stevens examines the headlines made by Phillip Schofield’s affair and sees the homophobia and ageism adding up. Phillip Schofield was vaguely on the periphery of my radar as a former Kiwi, now English, TV personality who had recently come out in his late 50s. His career is now shattered because he lied about having […]
Melbourne Drag Icon Art Simone is heading to Aotearoa this October to perform at Palmy Drag Fest. She talks to Oliver Hall about how to make it as a drag queen, with or without the Race. “I definitely would!” Art replies when I ask the fateful question of whether she would sign up to do […]
Playwright Ankita Singh (Basmati Bitch) talks about the importance of including a variety of class, caste, religion, and sexuality, in her Asian characters. Like a dramatic Indian soap, my playwriting debut Basmati Bitch has it all: song, dance, sword fights, gangsters, erotica, and epic love confessions between two dudes! If you think this sounds a […]