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Oct 14
EXCLUSIVE | Oriini Kaipara: “It’s Through My Takatāpui Community That I Found My Voice” 

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 […]

Oct 12
Glam & Give: A Night For Our Rainbow Community, With Final Bids Closing Tonight

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 […]

Oct 09
Award-Winning Queer Epic La Bola Negra Is Coming To New Zealand Cinemas

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 […]

Oct 08
Ladyhawke’s Gayming Dos and Don’ts 

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, […]

Oct 08
EXCLUSIVE | Chlöe Swarbrick: “No One’s Coming to Save Us” 

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall what 40 years of Homosexual Law Reform can teach us about the political battles ahead, why she believes politicians have overreached in transgender healthcare, and why coalition agreements are no excuse for compromising people’s dignity  “A new world is on her way.”  Chlöe Swarbrick is […]

Oct 07
EXCLUSIVE | David Seymour on Puberty Blockers, Poverty and “Live and Let Live” 

ACT leader David Seymour tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why he backs government intervention in puberty-blocker prescribing, supports legal definitions of men and women, and why being poor in New Zealand today “sucks”  David Seymour’s political philosophy usually begins with a simple proposition: leave people alone.  “I’m live and let live,” the ACT leader tells […]

Oct 06
Fabulous Photos | Opening of Arohanui, Carmen xx

Arohanui, Carmen xx opened at Wellington Museum with a fabulous celebration of one of Aotearoa’s most fearless queer icons. Guests gathered to honour Carmen Rupe’s extraordinary life and legacy, surrounded by glamorous outfits, photographs, archives and treasures from the Queen of Wellington’s remarkable world. ‘Arohanui, Carmen xx’ will be exhibited in Wellington Museum’s Te Wheke […]

Oct 02
EXCLUSIVE | PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON REVEALS WHERE HE PERSONALLY STANDS

The PM tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why sexuality should not be the sole reason anyone chooses their vote, where he personally stands on defining women and men in law, and why he wants rainbow New Zealanders to judge his Government on the bigger picture. Christopher Luxon knows there are rainbow New Zealanders who are […]