Category: Events
express talks to Auckland Pride Board members about the meaning behind their #OurMarch outfits. Members of the Auckland Pride Board led Saturday’s #OurMarch wearing t-shirts that displayed targets on their backs. “It’s a little rainbow design that’s in the shape of a bullseye of sorts,” Auckland Pride Board Secretary Michael Lett told express. “It’s a […]
Next month, season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race will grace our screens as the show continues to grow in both mainstream popularity and production budget. To celebrate, express spoke to two of last season’s most beloved contestants Asia O’Hara and Kameron Michaels. Along with fan-favourites Detox, Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls and Violet Chachki, these queens […]
The MP and former TVNZ Presenter made the announcement at the Big Gay Out. Labour MP and former TVNZ presenter Tamati Coffey has announced today that he and his partner Tim Smith are expecting a baby. The couple who had a civil union in 2011 have been together for the past decade. Mr Coffey made […]
Organisers declare community event a success, saying 3000 attendees is a conservative estimation. Auckland Pride’s inaugural ‘#ourmarch’ attracted 3000 people including participants in the march and attendees of the Myers Park celebration that followed, according to the March’s producer Richard Green. The march which followed the ‘graduation route’ from Albert Park had a grass routes […]
Matt Holster took out the title in lively competition, in front of a packed crowd at The Dog’s Bollix last night. Taking to social media to celebrate his win, Matt said: “I am incredibly flattered and humbled for tonight’s event. I will strive to do you proud. Thank you to everyone involved in organizing the […]
A finalized list of groups taking part in the Auckland Pride March has been released, revealing over 550 participants will be involved. The groups represented includes: Amnesty International New Zealand Asexuality New Zealand Auckland Drag Auckland Peace Action Auckland Unitarians Auckland Young Feminists Bernard’s Posse CPA Australia Crumb Cafe Gender Minorities Aotearoa Green Party of […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1655″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Annual Rainbow Auckland BBQ Mixer @ The Oakroom 17 Drake St, Auckland – Thursday 31 January Photos | Yosuke Tanaka express was out & About at the Annual Rainbow Auckland BBQ Mixer as the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust awarded their annual Tertiary Scholarships to LGBTQI+ youth for showing great LGBTI leadership and role-modeling within schools and communities. Congratulations […]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1654″ display=”basic_imagebrowser”]Q Theatre – 305 Queen St, Auckland Thursday 31 January Homos, or Everyone in America Photos | Yosuke Tanaka Celebrated NZ director Shane Bosher (Angels in America, Cock) added his Midas’ Touch to American playwright Jordan Seavey’s Homos, Or Everyone in America. The story of the ups and downs of a sex-same relationship […]