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MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ADDS THIRD GENDER OPTION
The news comes as Merriam Webster declares the pronoun ‘they’ to be 2019’s word of the year.
In a win for gender diverse New Zealanders,...
TikTok Under Fire For Censoring LGBTI Users
Social media company TikTok is facing criticism after it was accused of censoring LGBTI users.
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok who have since confirmed the...
Swe Zin Htet Makes History As First Openly Lesbian Miss Universe Contestant
Swe Zin Htet from Myanmar has become the first openly lesbian contestant in the 67-year history of the Miss Universe competition.
Despite not coming away...
‘They’ Named the 2019 Word of the Year
Merriam-Webster Dictionary has announced that the 2019 word of the year is ‘they’.
The dictionary announced on Tuesday that ‘they’ was its most-searched-for word in...
LGBTI Soccer Star Named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe, has been named as Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.
The magazine selected Megan Rapinoe as...
OUR RAINBOW HISTORY | BACK TO DECEMBER
Historian Gareth Watkins uncovers significant dates in NZ’s rainbow history.
2 December 1897
Social reformer and activist Rewi Alley was born in Canterbury. Much of...
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LGBTI Soccer Star Named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe, has been named as Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.
The magazine selected Megan Rapinoe as...
A Humble Hospo’s View of The Rees Hotel
The Rees Queenstown was recently named ‘Best New Zealand Hotel’ for the third year in a row at the HM Awards and ‘Best Ski...
Knight at the Rainbow Table
Karen Knight is one of Rainbow Auckland’s longest-standing members and the Managing Director of Crash Management, an award-winning service that manages all the logistics...
ARTS AND CULTURE
Local Web series ‘These Two’ A Modern ‘Odd Couple’?
Following rave reviews the local LGBT web series These Two is now available to view for free on YouTube!
The first season can be viewed in...
TICKETS TO CARLY RAE JEPSEN? YES PLEASE!!
Call Me Maybe singer Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to New Zealand for the very first time to perform at Auckland’s Town Hall this...
BRINGING CREATIVE COLOUR TO A CLASSIC BALLET
Resident Choreographer Loughlan Prior talks to express' Oliver Hall about his new production of Hansel & Gretel, becoming a creative powerhouse couple with Clare...
LIFESTYLE
SOHO WINES CELEBRATE TEN YEARS
On 9 November kiwi, family-owned wine company SOHO celebrated their ten year anniversary in style with family, friends and their closest supporters.
Over the...
How the NZ Hair Transplantation Institute Brings Confidence
A happy patient chats with express about his successful hair regrowth treatment at the New Zealand Hair Transplantation Institution and how his confidence bloomed....
ASK JOSH | FREQUENTLY ASKED TECH Q’S
A new computer, tablet or mobile phone is exciting, but it’s not always as simple as plug and play. So how do you get...
EVENTS
Simplifying the Pathway to Parenthood via Surrogacy
Labour MP & recent gay dad Tāmati Coffey will headline Growing Families third New Zealand seminar next February – an educational forum designed to cover...
SO POP RETURNS WITH STEPS, PUSSYCAT DOLLS AND MORE!
The second annual pop extravaganza takes over Auckland's Spark Arena on Saturday 2 May and Christchurch's Horncastle Arena on Sunday 2 May.
In February SO...
Represent NZ to the World | Register For Mr Gay NZ 2020
Entries for Mr Gay New Zealand 2020 are now open. express talks to 2016 winner and event producer Bernard Lee about what inspired him...
OPINION
WHY HASN’T OUR GOVERNMENT BANNED GAY CONVERSION THERAPY?
Shaneel Lal asks the question that needs to be shouted from every corner of the LGBTQIA+ community.
We live in a peculiar time. It seems...
THE CHANGING WAYS OF PROTECTING YOUR SEXUAL HEALTH
30 months on from PrEP first being available in NZ, Body Positive Executive Director Mark Fisher tells us about Australia’s new PrEP guidelines on...
I AM NOT YOUR SECRET
In 2017 Ramon Te Wake wrote an article for express called The Slut Door, an exploration of sexual power from the perspective of a...
GIVEAWAYS
2 x PASS TO LANEWAY FESTIVAL
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival is taking over Auckland’s Albert Park on Monday 27 January 2020.
The one-day celebration features a brand new stage this...
2 x THREE-DAY PASS TO SPLORE FESTIVAL
Splore 2020 (21-23 Feb) takes place at the beautiful Tapapakanga Regional Park just 70Km south of Auckland city.
This year has a theme of Infinity...
2 x THREE-DAY PASS TO WOMAD FESTIVAL
WOMAD 2020 (13 – 15 March) will feature close to 100 hours of music, dance and voices across eight stages.
Over three days Ngāmotu's stunning Brooklands Park will be transformed into...
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