Category: Arts & Culture

Award-winning university professor, film-maker, author and illustrator, Welby Ings, has been a gay activist since the 1970s when he was outed and expelled from Te Awamutu College. He talks to express about marching in Hero, queer clichés and telling stories from Aotearoa’s queer history. As an educationalist is there anything you would like to see […]

Former Mr Gay New Zealand and Mr Gay World Chris Olwage will be making his annual pilgrimage to Splore next weekend. He will take over the ‘Living Lounge’ with his unique brand of risque cabaret. He tells express about highs, lows, aspirations and love of Splore! A new Mr Gay New Zealand has recently been […]

Do you have a thing for guys kissing? Shakespearian theatre? Polygamy? Or men in chinos? You’re not alone … and you need to go see the must-see show of Auckland Pride 2020. Written by Liam Coleman, and directed by Tom Sainsbury, ‘Play’ is a must-see this Auckland Pride – due to its incredibly relatable storyline […]

Express’ favourite drag duo Kita and Anita have returned to our screens hosting Season 2 of House of Drag. They caught up with Oliver Hall to discuss the diversity of NZ drag and rubbing exposed shoulders with Hilary Barry. “Season 2 is a whole new level of comedy, tragedy, and sheer debauchery!” The infamous Kita […]

With virtual Instagram influencers like Miquela blowing up, the divide between real and unreal has blurred. It’s in this new reality that queer artist Mariadelle (Abbey) Gamit resides. “Before, we looked at these platforms as recreational, and something that you can turn on and off from. But right now it’s pretty much impossible to not […]

express chats to Alex Walker, Zak Enayat, Liam Coleman, and Tom Sainsbury about ‘Play’ as they explore the modern-day gay scene of dating and relationships in 2020. ‘Play’ Which is Directed by Tom Sainsbury is described as a snapshot of what gay/bi men experience when finding love and lust with all the sexual tension, heart-break […]

Miss Geena brings us highlights from the last 12 months in Pop and looks at what 2020 will bring. Best Music Videos FKA twigs – Cellophane Combining Burlesque performance, stripper heels and gravity-defying pole dancing that tumbles into a parallel universe; if this doesn’t win the Grammy for Video of the Year something is very […]

Gareth Watkins examines the events that shaped our Rainbow Community during Januarys through the ages. 22 January 1896 Poet Walter D’Arcy Cresswell was born in Christchurch. After serving in WW1 he returned to New Zealand, turning to poetry as a vocation. Nowadays he is probably better known for his entrapment of the Mayor of Whanganui […]