Category: New Zealand
Following the Pope’s support for civil unions, Labour MP Louisa Wall wants the Catholic Church to help bring about homosexual law reform in the Cook Islands. Mother of marriage equality and Labour MP Louisa Wall is calling on the Catholic Church to help play a part in the campaign to decriminalise homosexual law reform in […]
In percentage terms, the NZ Parliament has the most LGBT representation of any nationally elected body, although the number could change on special votes. After Saturday’s election, there will likely be eleven self-identified members of the New Zealand Parliament who identify as LGBT. This will be an increase from the seven current LGBT MPs who […]
In 2018 Christchurch Heroes became the South Island’s first LGBTI+ inclusive rugby team. Express caught up with three team members to find out what inspired them to join and what keeps them coming back. Sidney Wong When and why did you decide to join the Heroes? I joined the Heroes touch rugby team at […]
Homophobic abuse and death threats from a group of K Pop fanatics has left one young Auckland choreographer in tears and fearing for his life. A New Zealand choreographer has homophobic abuse and death threats online from K-pop fans because they didn’t like one of his dance routines. Daily Mail Australia reports that Auckland-based Kiel […]
Anita Wigl’it, one of Auckland’s most prominent drag queens, talks to Levi Joule about her experience. Nick Kennedy-Hall, also known by his stage name Anita Wigl’it has been a proud Catholic longer than he has been a proud, out gay man. “For 31 years I’ve been going to church. I’m been out (as gay) for […]
From 1874 to 1995, historian Gareth Watkins finds important October dates from Aotearoa’s rainbow history. 6 October 1874 Poet Ursula Bethell was born in England. Her parents had earlier lived in New Zealand and within a few years, the family returned and eventually settled in Rangiora, Canterbury. From her teenage years, Bethell regularly travelled and […]
The New Conservatives are blaming the hack on “the Left.” The New Conservative Party has been left red-faced after its social media pages were hacked to support the LGBT community, in contrast to its anti-gay stance. The original post, which accompanied a rainbow-coloured version of the right-wing party’s logo, which has now been deleted read: […]
Transgender ex-ACT Party candidate Lucy Gray has slammed the party’s leader as “an ignorant dumb ass.” express has David Seymour’s response. A former ACT party candidate Lucy Gray has spoken out against her former party, slamming its leader David Seymour as an “ignorant dumb ass” for choosing to host feminist group Speak Up for Women […]