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G.A.Y Auckland celebrated Halloween Weekend with a major asylum party, leading G.A.Y Auckland’s faithful crown to create their craziest Halloween costumes for a wild weekend! [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1936″ display=”slideshow”]G.A.Y Auckland, Basement Level 262 Karangahape Road. Photos | Peter Jennings.
As casting for Drag Race Down Under Season 4 begins an anonymous Auckland Drag Queen says the show is doing our drag a disservice. I have been doing drag in Auckland for years, and while I love the artform, when Drag Race Down Under came along I knew I had no interest in auditioning. I […]
‘Deviant’ was once a term aimed at New Zealand’s rainbow communities, Craig Young now sees the same groups aiming it at our homeless and impoverished, and asks ‘who’s side are you on?’ What does ‘deviance’ mean in early twenty-first century Aotearoa? It’s been nearly forty years since male homosexuality was decriminalised in this […]
Historian Gareth Watkins reflects on significant dates in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history that had a unique impact on our queer communities. 19 October 1955 Activist and community icon Shelley Te Waiariki Howard was born in Hastings. For much of her life, Howard had tried to suppress her femininity. It wasn’t until her late 50s that […]
Did you know that since same-sex marriage became legal in New Zealand, only 2% of all Kiwi marriages have been same-sex, and our divorce rate is higher than straight couples? Michael Stevens ponders why. I’m married, as are a number of my lesbian and gay friends, but many are happy to continue living together with […]
Family Bar is a sexy fun time every night but this month will be hotter than ever! On Sunday 22 October Family Bar will celebrate Labour Weekend with hot male strippers in a sexy show hosted by Kola Gin! Plus, get ready for one of Family Bar‘s biggest weekends of the year with horror shows, […]
New Zealand’s sexiest, most rugged, gay party brand, URGE took over Christchurch on Election night, Saturday 14 October. The celebration held at A Rolling Stone, saw DJs WinnerMich and Gregor take over the decks and Hereos agy/inclusive touch rugby team managed the cloakroom. URGE Events will return to Auckland on Saturday 11 November, celebrating the […]
Christopher Luxon is New Zealand’s new Prime Minister. What his coalition government will look like is yet to be decided, but we know it is guaranteed to feature the ACT party and most likely NZ First. Here we reflect on Your Ex’s recent interviews with Chris Luxon and ACT leader David Seymour and what they […]