Day: March 31, 2017

Mar 31
Breaking All the Rules with More Than Just A Label

For most, she is relatively unknown, but 24-year-old Courtney Perham, a young Kiwi designer, has a bright future ahead of her and she’s breaking all the gender norms to get there. express sat down with Perham to talk about her inspirations behind creating her own line and what it means to her to be breaking […]

Mar 31
Trans Pain is Not Transitory

Mental well-being, adequate psychological health and a satisfied emotional disposition — many of us take these very basic human components for granted. Now imagine having every one of the above cannily snatched away from you because of a convenient bracket of contempt that goes under the name of being ‘misunderstood’. Discrimination begins where understanding takes […]

Mar 31
Having the Chat: Eli Matthewson

We chat with Eli Matthewson, the little gay rock star of New Zealand comedy, ahead of his show in the 2017 New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Firstly, how did you come up with that magnificent title, The Year of Magical Fucking? I read a bunch of stupid articles about how millennials are having less sex […]

Mar 31
Study: 20% of Millennials Identify as LGBT+

A new study done by GLAAD called Accelerating Acceptance has revealed that significantly more millennials identify as LGBT+ in comparison to older generations. The report, conducted online in conjunction with Harris Poll, surveyed 2,037 U.S. adults aged 18+, and found that young people are significantly more likely to embrace a label outside of the heterosexual, cisgender […]

Mar 31
Troye Sivan to Receive Prestigious Stephen F. Kolzak Award

Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan will make history tomorrow, Saturday 1 April, as he is honoured at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Since beginning his career with YouTube videos nearly a decade ago, Sivan has become a powerful voice in promoting equality. Now his work in the LGBT+ community has earned him a spot in history […]