Day: July 6, 2018

Jul 06
Rubber Bullets and Pepper Spray: Istanbul Pride Shut-down by Police

Rubber bullets and pepper spray have been used by local police to shut-down and disperse defiant members of Turkey’s Rainbow community following the banning of Istanbul Pride. The pride event which was refused a permit due to local police claiming that they “could not take steps to secure their safety and did not find it […]

Jul 06
The Māori Option

express stalwart Tux Hika explores the politically charged question of whether it is particularly important for LGBTQ+ Māori to sign up to the Māori roll—and finds his answer more complicated than he had ever imagined. Ko te Tau Tatauranga tenei, mehemea kaore koe i mohio ko te tau hoki ka whai waahi te iwi Maori […]