Bear Week 2020 kicked off in fabulous fashion last night with the Bear Drag Race and Bear Drag Divas [pictured]. Tonight the Underbear party takes over Auckland’s Dogs Bollix! Bear week is a seven-day celebration of the Bear community with a range of events taking place across Auckland, including the crowning of Mr Bear 2020 […]
Join the fun and celebrate pride at Auckland Council’s Proud Centres, a series of over 150 FREE activities across Tāmaki Makaurau. The free activities will take place at 23 Arts, Community and Events Venues as part of Auckland Pride Festival 2020. The activities will run between 31 January to 16 February and focus on education, […]
Sam Te Kani is a sex journalist and panellist at the Same Same But Different Writer’s festival. He talks to express about Scif-fi and sex! When did you first get into writing? I spent my teen years making abortive efforts until finally, something stuck; turns out I’m good at and also thoroughly enjoy a) sex […]
express chats to Rainbow Auckland’s newest member Matt Heath about the pop-up gallery he is producing during Auckland Pride which will donate a portion of profits to local charities. Matt Heath is launching his Limn Gallery Pop-Up says the gallery will feature art from notable international artists including Banksy, Takashi Murakami, James Jean, POSE, OBEY, Flox, […]
Forget the Sky Tower’s fireworks it’s NZ’s drag scene that is opening the new year with a bang! Auckland: The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour returns with an all-new production for 2020! Mission leader Michelle Visage is on a journey to save the universe with the help of her intergalactic queens including Aquaria, Monet […]
A massive lineup of Burlesque, Drag, Circus, and Variety acts will join forces at Phoenix Cabaret this Saturday night to raise funds for the Australian bushfire crisis. Phoenix Cabaret who are hosting the community night full of Drag shows, Burlesque, Circus and Variety Acts, promise great music to dance to, and various pop-up performances to […]
Labour MP & recent gay dad Tāmati Coffey will headline Growing Families third New Zealand seminar next February – an educational forum designed to cover the legal, medical and psychological considerations for singles and couples grappling with family formation options in NZ and abroad. It was possibly gay dad and Instagrammer Christian Newman we have to thank […]
The second annual pop extravaganza takes over Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday 2 May and Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena on Sunday 2 May. In February SO POP wowed audiences during Auckland’s Pride month by bringing together 90’s pop gods: Aqua, Vengaboys, Blue and B*Witched, all under one roof. Next year’s line up is even […]