Category: Lifestyle

Jul 16
The Reality of Reality TV Stardom

Community hero Aaron Chisholm tells express about life after Married at First Sight. It has been over nine months since your Married at First Sight experience — what did you learn from your time on your show and do you have any regrets about the experience? Although I don’t regret going through with the experiment, […]

Jul 13
Lexie Matheson on Leaving Auckland Pride

Speaking with express from New Caledonia, former Auckland Pride Co-Chair Lexie Matheson says that she leaves wishing the new board “every success.”  Lexie Matheson has spoken to express about her time as a board member of Auckland Pride which has recently come to an end, praising the “extraordinary” Kirsten Sibbitt and the “the wonderful cultural […]

Jul 11
Britt & Johanna White: When Nope Brings Hope

Belinda Nash charts the rise of Nopesisters Clothing—a success born from tragedy. Wellington sisters Britt and Johanna Cosgrove’s journey into fashion is personal. The pair unknowingly launched a movement, first designing the ‘Mastectotee’ as a breast cancer fundraiser in 2016 inspired by their mother, which led to its ‘NOPE’ and ‘NOPE for HOPE’ tees, tragically […]

Jul 09
Mr. Gay World Jordan Bruno’s Journey

From competing on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) to winning Mr Gay World, Jordan Bruno talks to express about battling body shaming and waiting for Mr Right. Jordan Bruno found fame on the TV series MKR making it to the semi-finals with his mum Anna. Since the show, he has released an e-cookbook The Gay Chef, available free […]

Jul 08
Celebrating Takatapui this Matariki

A new weekend-long Auckland festival will celebrate and support LGBTQI+ Maori. Ahurei Matariki Takatapui is a weekend of events designed specifically by and for LGBTQI+ Mãori, their whãnau, and allies— with Takatãpui being a reclaimed term to embrace all Mãori who identify with diverse sexes, genders and sexualities. Running from July 19-21 with a weekend […]

Jun 01
Having a Positive Impact

Reem Wasay speaks to Damien Rule-Neal, a member of the Positive Speakers’ Bureau, a unique initiative that empowers people living with HIV to eliminate the many stigmas that still exist by the simple power of telling their stories. Living with dignity and pride, making an impact by telling personal stories and changing the draconian attitudes […]

Jun 01
Advice for The Hopeless Romantics

There is a common debate that comes out in support of the notion that gay relationships are easier than straight ones. The usual argument is that we are both guys, which means we know how the other works, both physically and intellectually. It is stereotypically believed that any gay relationship is going to start with […]

Jun 01
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q.  I’m in a bit of a predicament. I met a guy at a gay bar in Wellington last month and we hooked up that night. He seemed familiar but I figured I’d seen him on a dating site or something so didn’t think much […]