Category: New Zealand
He is the first kiwi to represent Aotearoa in men’s diving at the Olympics in 37 years and he will do it flying the rainbow flag. Anton Down-Jenkins is not only a skilled athlete but also a big personality filled with hilarious anecdotes and banter for days! He talks to Oliver Hall about rainbow representation […]
On the same night Speak Up For Women held a talk at the Michael Fowler Centre, hundreds gathered outside to oppose the controversial group. Some were met with verbal and physical abuse. Speak Up for Women held a forum last night at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre to discuss their opposition to the proposed amendments to […]
Molloy first told express last year of his intention to seek the mayoralty while defending a claim he made that Auckland gay bars were more likely to spread COVID-19. Leo Molloy has announced on Facebook that he will seek the Auckland mayoralty in 2022, fulfilling an idea he first floated with express in May last […]
MPs past and present gathered for the dawn ceremony marking three and a half decades since New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality. New Zealand is about to mark 35 years since the passage of homosexual law reform tomorrow. Fran Wilde’s New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform bill was narrowly approved by the nation’s parliament on July 9 1986. […]
The openly lesbian MP says her treatment has gone well and she’s ready to return to work “gradually.” Labour MP Kiri Allan has returned to Parliament today following a medical leave of absence after she was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in April. The openly lesbian MP shared the news of her return on […]
The pop-punk extravaganza was filmed at Kita’s own business Phoenix Entertainment on Wednesday 9 June. Click here to check out the wild video! Kita Mean co-wrote the bop with Kiwi producer Steven Malone and the video was directed by her friend Kermath who also worked as an editor on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. Kita […]
Feminist group Speak Up for Women were allowed to hold events at Palmerston North and Auckland council premises despite initial cancellations. Speak Up for Women have been holding a series of events throughout New Zealand designed to be forums on the discuss the sex self-identification clauses within the Births, Death, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. […]
The Kiwi drag queen says she felt she was “the butt of jokes”. In a TikTok video posted by BuzzFeed Australia, Elektra Shock describes the difficulties she faced while appearing on the inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. The Kiwi drag queen says that she felt she was unfairly targeted by other queens […]