Brazilian Born Finalist To Focus On Cultural Change In Mr Gay...
Brazillian born Vinicius Gilioli believes the Mr Gay New Zealand competition is a great way to change attitudes towards the LGBTI community and other...
An Open Letter From Mr. Gay New Zealand 2019: Nick Francis
Talofa, Kia ora, Malo e Lelei,
First and foremost, I would love to thank my aiga/family and friends for their continuous support, love and words...
Crowdfunding To Help Bring Kiwi-Made LGBT Children’s Book To Life
Promised Land, is a new LGBT children's story book which features two gay lead characters, a young prince and a farm boy who meet by chance...
‘Trailblazing’ Transgender Politician Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
A former mayor who became the world's first openly transgender MP has been recognised in the New Zealand 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for her...
Iran Executes Teen For Being Gay Violating International Law
A nineteen-year-old secondary school student has been executed for allegedly raping another boy in Iran.
The execution by hanging occurred at a prison in the...
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...
Laurel Hubbard to Become First Ever Transgender Olympian
Meeting all qualification criteria, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand...
Dream Come True For 18 Year Old Mr Gay NZ Finalist
As a 16-year-old who had just come out to his family, Jacob Angus decided that as soon as he turned 18 he would apply...
12 Gays of Christmas 2017 – Aaron Fleming
Annually Eikon looks back at the year to find out who made the biggest impact on our readers.
We call it Eikon's 12 Gays of...
HIV Diagnoses in New Zealand on the Decrease
For the first time since 2011, the number of annual HIV diagnoses in New Zealand has fallen, however, due to funding restraints, health workers...
