New Zealand

Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021, a New Zealand book festival, has canceled its very popular Harry Potter quiz event over JK Rowling’s transphobia. The festival is being held from May 6–9 and boasts a number of interesting book-related events like “Journeys to Publication,” “Books and Reading in the Age of[…]

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The Daily Sting, Wednesday: PrEP Maker Faces Lawsuit, Ruggers Fight Gay Teammate’s Deportation

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Gilead sued, accused of withholding a safer HIV treatment drug from the public, and is New Zealand Pride in danger after its police ban?

World

News of the World: Manchester Police Take LGBT Domestic Violence Seriously and a PrEP Update

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In our latest look at world news, we tip our hats to the Manchester police for being the first in the UK to take LGBTQ domestic violence cases seriously

Health

This Dying Man Was ‘Too Gay’ to Save Lives By Donating His Heart Valves

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Corey Eteveneaux was killed in a car crash; his mother and partner wanted to donate his heart but couldn’t due to a ban on gay tissue donation

New Zealand

New Zealand Book Festival Cancels Harry Potter Event Because JK Rowling Is a TERF

The Daily Sting, Wednesday: PrEP Maker Faces Lawsuit, Ruggers Fight Gay Teammate’s Deportation

News of the World: Manchester Police Take LGBT Domestic Violence Seriously and a PrEP Update

This Dying Man Was ‘Too Gay’ to Save Lives By Donating His Heart Valves