Day: August 5, 2021

Aug 05
Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ History: Winters of Discontent

Historian Gareth Watkins reflects on the events of August’s gone by and explores the impact they have had on Aotearoa’s rainbow community. 29 August 1946 Trail-blazer Dana de Milo was born in Auckland. Soon after running away from home at the age of thirteen, de Milo had a chance meeting with Carmen Rupe in a […]

Aug 05
Family’s Founding Drag Queen Miss Ribena

As a resident drag queen since its start, Miss Ribena is often thought of as the face of Family Bar & Nightclub. With that K Road institution about to turn ‘Sweet 16’, express sat down with the Outrageous one to discuss Family’s enduring success and how she will celebrate it. When we muse about her […]