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"I'm ecstatic to learn that my beloved partner Andy has been crowned Mr Gay World 2012,” is the excited response of Andreas’ Derleth’s civil union partner Tom Linn. “He is... Read more

Underscoring the problems faced by many gay people around the world some possible Mr Gay World contestants faced stigmatisation due to competing and eventually some could not attend at all.... Read more

The NZ AIDS Foundation has had a 30% staff turnover in just over a year, the organisation's chief executive has revealed. In the first part of a stocktaking interview conducted... Read more

New Zealand’s Andreas Derleth has been crowned Mr Gay World 2012 at the pageant in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wearing All Blacks gear for his national costume, the 32-year-old Warehouse Stationary... Read more

Buffy & Bimbo will open Taranaki’s inaugural Right Royal Cabaret Fest over Queen’s Birthday weekend with their show Upfront & Personal with Buffy & Bimbo. They will also MC the... Read more

Mr Gay World 2013 will be held in Belgium, as part of WorldOutgames Antwerp in August next year. The pageant will be held from 1-5 August 2013, with the Grand... Read more

Mr Gay NZ Andreas Derleth has won the Mr Gay World Sports Challenge at the competition in South Africa. The sports challenge combined team work through a "Survivor" inspired obstacle... Read more

A Christchurch lesbian says she’s “on cloud nine” after finally receiving an apology from the Crown for being wrongly diagnosed as schizophrenic and given electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), plus soap and... Read more

Last month’s popular Bathhouse Disco in Wellington will return later this month after it was announced the city’s queer nightclub, Club Ivy, will not be reopening. The event, aptly named... Read more

A first-time Auckland writer has tackled the 'taboo' subject of gay rugby players in his self-published debut. Disadvantage Line tells the tale of a rookie All Black, Ryan Colwell, who... Read more