Category: News
With more rain predicted for Sunday 12 February. The Big Gay Out has been postponed until Sunday 12 March. Joe Rich, the Chief Executive of Big Gay Out’s organiser, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa exclusively tells express: “Following the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa requested Auckland Council inspect Coyle Park and advise whether it is […]
All Black No. 1056 Campbell Johnstone made history by becoming the first All Black player to ever come out publicly as gay. The prop who played three matches for the All Blacks in 2005 also made over 70 caps for Canterbury and 38 for the Crusaders. Johnstone, who came out publicly in an interview with […]
A new documentary from the BBC has shed a spotlight on Egyptian police and their underground tactics utilising online dating sites to target the LGBTQ+ community. The documentary titled: Queer Egypt Under Attack uncovers the murky and disturbing business between violent criminal gangs and corrupt Egyptian police officers in targeting Egypt’s vulnerable LGBTQ+ community. Featuring […]
A new study surveying over 33,000 LGBTQ+ youth has shown that an alarming 87% are dissatisfied with their bodies and how they appear. The research done by The Trevor Project found that 87% of the 33,993 LGBTQ+ youth who took part in the survey after being recruited via targeted ads on social media were dissatisfied with […]
Pride Whanganui Chair Christina Emery spills all the tea on what we can expect from Whanganui Pride 2023, running from Saturday, 4 to Saturday, 11 March. TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF WHANGANUI PRIDE WEEK OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS? I can’t quite believe the evolution of Pride Week in Whanganui. Our first […]
Pope Francis has criticised lawmakers for introducing legislation to criminalise homosexuality before describing being LGBTQ+ as a “sin”. The Pope made the comments during an interview with The Associated Press on January 24th, where he described such laws as “unjust” and said that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” During the interview, Francis also acknowledged that despite […]
Data released from the United Kingdom’s 2021 census has shown that young people are more likely to be open about their sexuality and identify as LGBTQ+ than previous generations. The New census data, which captured the size of England and Wales’ LGBTQ+ population for the first time, has now shared a breakdown of the community […]
A disturbing recording of Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich describing himself as a “fascist homophobe” has been leaked by the country’s public broadcaster Kan. The recording features the finance minister and deputy speaker of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), Smotrich, outing himself as a “fascist homophobe” while adding that he “won’t stone gays.” In the recording where […]