The Hand Mirror

Let's say a newspaper writes a beat up story about a flat advert about a household asking for heterosexual people not to apply.  The ar...

My Facebook stream is full of feminism, queer activism, commentary on racism and funny stories about what my friends are eating/watching/doi...

Content note: discussions of transphobia and it's impacts, focussed on the recent political discussions about trans* healthcare. There...

I'm going to try something a little different, and review a TV series.  Disclaimer: Transparent is about a white upper-class Jewish tra...

I've spent a big chunk of the weekend at CLITfest in Wellington, and now I feel fed, not just by the incredible presentations - thoug...

Last year I was involved in organising Queer the Night, a march in response to transphobic and homophobic violence on our streets. It was an...

Press release from The Queer Avengers : On March 14th at the Embassy Theatre, members of the Queer Avengers “glitter-bombed” feminist w...

I want to write on some related issues to this piece of bigotry by Rosemary McLeod, which I shall try and do later, but in the meantime: ...

It's rare - but not unheard of, thank you Audre Lorde - that I completely agree with everything I know about someone's political ...

Awesome resource I got from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programmes on negotiating consent if you're a transman or want ...

Fairfax NZ article ' Cross-dressing teen dupes friends for sex ' A 19-year-old British girl lived a double life, dressing up as a...

Tomorrow events are being held around the country to mark the Transgender Day of Rememberence. In Wellington: Queer Avengers have organis...

Hopes were high when Aotearoa New Zealand became the first nation to hold an inquiry into discrimination experienced by trans people in 200...

"Are you here somewhere?" I wasn't - I was running late - but the wording of the text was quite thrilling. I got there just ...

Gentle reminder, building on anthea's post a couple of weeks' ago, here's a guest post from the organisers who emailed us recen...

Gotta give the Sunday Star Times credit, at least they're trying to make their scare-stories about parents not having complete control o...