Day: June 13, 2022

Jun 13
What’s On @ Christchurch Pride 2022

Kicking off this Friday, Christchurch Pride is bigger and better than ever! To celebrate the return of the largest pride festival on the mainland, express has put together a list of our favourite not-to-miss events for the first epic weekend across the Garden City!  The Wonder of Matariki: A Pride Kōrero Friday 17 – 12:30 […]

Jun 13
New Wellington Exhibition Tackles The Censorship of Sex

Jordan Quinn, the curator of the Sex Workers of Aotearoa’s A Day In The Life Of, tells us about the challenges of presenting a sex work art exhibition and the censorship of sex work on the internet. The LGBTQIA+ communities are no strangers to censorship; from “no homo laws” to same-sex relationships being deemed too […]

Jun 13
UK’s First Monkeypox Patient Speaks Out Against The Homophobic Narrative Being Used Around The Virus

The UK’s first monkeypox patient has spoken about his experience, slamming the media and commentary around the virus, saying it is being treated as a “gay disease.”  Since the first case was recorded on the 13th of May, health authorities have recorded over a thousand cases across 32 countries, including 366 cases in the UK. […]