Jade WinterburnJade Winterburn

Jade Winterburn is a small-time activist, aspiring comedian, and a student of Sociology at the University of Auckland.

JK Rowling and the damage done

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It’s been revealed that an upcoming novel by the Harry Potter author features a crossdressing serial killer.  In the last several years Joanne “JK” Rowling has doubled, tripled, and as of last week, quadrupled down on her bigotry towards transgender people, both in her public statements and in her popular fiction. Anyone who’s not a … Read more

Our wellbeing, our terms: OurPride 2020 is going to pop off

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The tail end of 2018 witnessed fiery debate over the future direction of Auckland Pride. A year later, Jade Winterburn reflects on the developments since then and what that means for the future of Pride. There has never been a moment where I was prouder to be queer than during this year’s OurMarch – a … Read more