Stellar Bar is the place to be Friday August 28th from 9pm for Whanganui Pride’s first Winter Pride Party with special guests – Felicity Frockaccino + Rhubarb Rouge. DJ Myk Peretini will be laying down the best Pride Anthems in the function room & beginner Drag Queens & Kings + Karaoke will be the entertainment […]
It’s less than 3 weeks until Winter Pride kicks off on Friday 28th August in Queenstown and Winter Pride is looking forward to having people booked from every corner of New Zealand to attend! Naturally they’re sad that the Trans-Tasman bubble won’t be open. We are thinking of everyone in Australia right now and we […]
The Fem Queens of the Auckland Vogue Scene have come together to produce Say Her Name – Vogue Night. We aim to reunite our community post Covid-19 lockdown to stand in solidarity with Black Trans Lives and the Black Lives Matter Movement. All profits made from the vogue night will go towards black trans led […]
RainbowYouth are calling all members of queer, gender diverse, takatāpui & intersex communities to join them for a cross-party roundtable with MP’s leading up to this year’s election. They’ll be discussing priorities for rainbow communities, have a chance meet some of the candidates, and a space for community members to ask the MP’s some questions. […]
It’s outrageous that, in 2020 in Aotearoa, our LGBTQI+ communities have worse health outcomes than their straight peers. Stigma and discrimination lead to higher rates of mental health issues and even suicide. And then there are the physical illnesses – STIs like syphilis and HIV are disproportionately affecting our community. Our gay and bi guys […]
Aotearoa’s only LGBTQI+ literary festival, Same Same but Different, is excited to announce a special online winter talk series later this month. From July 24-26th, Two to the Power of Five: The Power of Queer Words pairs up fascinating queer writers for five fantastic online conversations. The sessions are all free and being held thanks […]
InsideOUT is planning a National Schools PRIDE Week in 2020! This will be an opportunity for schools to celebrate and support their rainbow communities, in whatever way works best for their school. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the campaign has been postponed from June to August, however expect Pride week to run in June in future […]
Oracles in Conversation 2pm, Sat 4 July Wellington City Art Gallery Join artist Pati Solomona Tyrell (founder of Pasifika queer art collective Fafswag), artist Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapoto, Tuhoe; a member of Pacific Sisters and SaVAge K’lub art collectives), and Chief Curator Robert Leonard for a talk in Oracles. Facebook Event Page
By Gay NZ on Comments Off on NZ Pride Festivals Join Sensational International Line-Up For Global Pride – 27 to 28 June 2020Global Pride 2020, Pride
Three Pride Festivals from around Aotearoa will celebrate with their international partners on Saturday 27 June as Auckland Pride, Wellington International Pride Parade, and Winter Pride Queenstown join Global Pride – an ambitious online event curated by Pride organisations after the COVID19 pandemic caused the cancellation or postponement of hundreds of Pride events worldwide. Hosted […]
By Gay New Zealand Editor on Comments Off on Rūrangi – Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival – 24 July –2 August, 2020Rūrangi
Offering genuine representation for Aotearoa’s gender-diverse community both on screen and off, local series Rūrangi is set to have its world premiere as part of Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival, running 24 July –2 August, 2020. Rūrangi will make history as the first web-series to feature in the Festival’s celebrated programme, and as […]