Day: December 2, 2014
Gay Retirement Association is close to winding up as founder Mike Keegan moves on. Established in 2011 by a group of older members of the community who felt the need for GLBT specific age care. The association has not been able to establish it’s original goal of creating a GLBT retirement home despite a number […]
Following sold out performances on Broadway and a tour of America and Australia, The Vaudevillians, featuring Ms Jinkx Monsoon will descend on Christchurch as part of the 2015 Scirt World Buskers Festival.RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner to Perform in Christchurch The annual festival is one of the biggest street performance festivals in the world and will […]
Aucklander’s Peter Macky and Yuri Opeshko skip Aotearoa over the winter months, migrating to Europe to work at their Berlin-based business Easy Cycling Tours, where they invite guests to see the sites by bike. Oliver Hall talks to antipodeans who have chosen these tours to discover their highlights. One of the most exciting and affordable […]
Owen’s gorgeous face is one you might recognise from Family Bar, where he has worked for over a year. Owen says he loves the job, telling us he feels so lucky to work in such a fun, crazy environment! Owen came to New Zealand from Punjab, India in 2011 to study his now completed diploma […]
Short fiction entries are rolling in for express magazine’s writing contest, Alternative Bindings. The competition welcomes both emerging and established writers to share their stories. Other than a set length of 750 words and a theme “Lost and Found” there are no restrictions on entry. Alternative Bindings founder Andrew Rumbles says entries are coming in […]
As interviews for a new Festival Director were taking place, the Auckland Pride team made some exclusive early festival announcements to express. The Marching Boys will Return: The 2015 parade will include the return of the Marching Team. Executive Officer Linda Heavey tells express, “Starting at the later time of 7.30pm, the parade will be bolder, […]
The Asia-Pacific Outgames look set to be a highlight of Auckland’s 2016 calendar. The Outgames board, made up of Paul Heard, Phylesha Brown-Acton, Prue Kapua, Martin King and Kerry Underhill, collectively tell express what we can expect from the event. What is the purpose of the Outgames? To bring together GLBT people from the Asia-Pacific […]
‘25 Years, 25 more’ was the theme for Rainbow Youth’s quarter century birthday. The organization has had a huge impact on the community over the years, and it shows – they had to shift their celebration to a bigger venue. I sat down with about half a dozen people who have been involved in RY […]