Day: February 1, 2021

Auckland Pride is just around the corner with a dizzying selection of events to choose from. Here are some of express’ top picks for the first half of the festival. TUWHERATANGA Pride kicks off bright and early with the dawn blessing, acknowledging mana whenua and our takatāpui whanau on Wednesday 3 Feb at Mt Eden. ICON 2021 To […]

The 27 and 29-year-old males were sentenced to 77 lashes under Aceh, Indonesia’s sharia law. Human rights groups have condemned the public caning of two gay men in Aceh, Indonesia as brutal and medieval. In what is believed to be the third case of public authorities in Aceh carrying out caning of gay men as […]

The NZ-based openly-gay WBO World Light Heavyweight champion, Geovana Peres, officially ended her career as a World Champion. The announcement was made by Peres’ trainer Terry Reid Batchelor last week: “Geovana Peres has now retired from boxing. I have had the pleasure of coaching Geovana Peres’s who is Fearless, mentally and physically strong, with the […]

The transgender musician and record producer had produced music for Charlie XCX and Madonna amongst others. Transgender singer, songwriter and record producer Sophie Xeon has died aged 34. The pop producer died after falling from the balcony of an apartment in Athens, Greece. Greek Police said the death as not being treated as suspicious. Xeon’s […]