Dasha Koryagina
Shortland Street’s Peter Burman Talks Queer Representation
From saying the word ‘penis’ on primetime TV, to portraying throuples and open relationships, New Zealand’s flagship soap opera, Shortland Street, has never shied...
“Mary & George”: Power, Ambition, and Homosexuality in the British Court
Long before Kris Jenner schemed to monetise Kim Kardashian and encouraged the release of that tape, there lived Mary Villiers - a ruthless 17th-century...
From Acid Trips to Evangelical Secrets: The Unmissable Drama of “Testify”
Any show that starts off with an acid trip in a gay club on Auckland’s iconic Karangahape Road has our attention. Throw in a...
UN Human Rights Council Passes Resolution to Protect Intersex Rights
In a victorious moment for human rights, on April 4th, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect...
“The Boy, the Queen, and Everything In Between,” the Kiwi Series...
A new drag-centric series, “The Boy, the Queen, and Everything In Between”, waltzed onto New Zealand TV screens earlier this year, heralding a new...
Absurd Anti-LGBT+ Video Urges Russians to Vote in Upcoming Presidential Election
Three weeks ahead of the 2024 Russian presidential election, a bizarre video campaign has cropped up on the internet, urging Russians to vote in...
Unpacking Russia’s Bans of the “International LGBT+ Movement”
Despite staunch criticism from the West, Russia is continuing its crusade against the rainbow community in defence of what it calls “traditional family values”.
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