Category: News
Blackpool defender Marvin Ekpiteta has publicly apologised for past homophobic posts he made, explaining he supports his teammate Jake Daniels, and his views have changed. Ekpiteta’s apology follows the recent news of Blackpool teammate Jake Daniels, who came out in an interview with Sky Sports this week, making him the first active professional male footballer in […]
On May 17, 1990, the World Health Organisation stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental health condition. 31 years later, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) remains an annual celebration of how far we have come, and an acknowledgement of how far we still have to go in eliminating discrimination and improving safety […]
To mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination) Mark Robinson tells express what New Zealand Rugby is doing to make the game safer for Rainbow communities. Out On The Fields In 2015, Out On The Fields, was the first international study into homophobia in sport. The research (which included NZ statistics) found that 80% of […]
Anna Weir went from whipping up prolific pasta at legendary Auckland Italian Amano, to Head Chef at Ponsonby’s Daphne’s concocting bold Greek flavours. She talks to express about hospitality’s post-Lockdown future and starring on TVNZ’s Snack Masters. What inspired you to want to work in the restaurant scene? I have had the luxury of always […]
Former American rapper Kidd Creole has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after killing a homeless man who he “thought was gay” and was hitting on him. Kidd Creole, (real name Nathaniel Glover) who is best-known for being a member of the group Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five with his brother Melle Mel, […]
Scott Johnson’s murder in 1988 was originally dismissed by police as a suicide, now the truth has been revealed. A man who pleaded guilty to a 1988 murder of a gay American man in Sydney has disclosed during his sentencing hearing that he himself is gay. Scott White was sentenced to 12 years and seven […]
New legislation that would see Romanian schools banned from using any materials that “promote” being LGBTQ+ has been approved by the nation’s Senate and could soon become law. Following success in the Senate, the bill will now be debated in Romania’s Lower House has been sold as a measure to prevent “child abuse” and has […]
Despite placing in the top 3 of the judge’s scores, the public vote means the NZ show’s first same-sex dance couple has been sent home. Eli Matthewson has been shown the Dancing with the Stars door just two weeks into the 2022 competition. The comedian and his dance partner Johnny Williams were voted off the show despite […]