Scout Barbour-Evans, takatāpui individual and student at Otago Polytechnic, is out to make Dunedin a better place to live. Although Scout could claim that being a student instantly qualifies them to be representative of a large proportion of Dunedin, ie the students (although attending Otago Polytechnic, Scout also works as a Queer Support intern for Otago […]
Image: Stockshare Bisexual Awareness Week is upon us again! From 19 to 26 September, join #BiWeek 2016 sponsors, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in celebrating bisexuality. Being aware and accepting of sexualities different from our own is something that the queer and wider community are still grappling with. Even from within our own […]
Out and proud gay MP Kevin Hague made his valedictory speech last night at Parliament. After serving the public for eight years as a politician, Hague is departing for greener pastures as the Chief Executive of Forest & Bird. A proponent for rainbow rights, Hague thanked fellow MPs Ruth Dyson and Louisa Wall for their […]
Sonya Temata, a takataapui wahine and nurse of fifteen years, is standing as an independent candidate for the 2016 Auckland District Health Board Elections. Amy Jane Bedwell had a chat with her about what election to office would mean to her, and what it would mean for minority groups throughout Auckland. Sonya Temata has a […]
Good friend, and cover star (the feature image being from our August cover) of express magazine, Patric Seng, has beaten the odds and walked in New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Although initially finding it hard to get an agent to take him seriously, Seng decided to found his own agency, Bintang Models & Management. As a result, […]
Wigarama wowed audience for another year, showcasing talent from all around New Zealand while raising money for the Cartier Trust, a charitable organisation created by community heroine Karen Ritchie. The Cartier Charitable Trust, formerly the Cartier Bereavement Charitable Trust, was established in the memory of Ritchie’s late friend Courtney Cartier, a drag artist who passed […]
Image: stuff.co.nz Taranaki man Nigel Allan Hauauru Nelson has been charged with 33 counts of sexual offences over a twenty year period. According to a report from Radio New Zealand, Nelson was on trail for charges of unlawful sexual connection, sexual exploitation of people under the age of eighteen, indecent assault, and rape. Overseen by […]
This will be one of very few posts that I will write personally as the digital editor. For those of you express devotees out there, you will have noticed that I have taken over as digital editor, and will be overseeing the content on this website. As such, I’m bringing about a few changes to make express more relevant […]