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The venue refuses to apologise after the woman says she had to “lift my top up to reveal my gender.” An Auckland couple have been left shaken after being kicked out of a popular bar along Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour on Sunday night without explanation. Jana Tauroa-Rauhihi and Taran Higgins say they were asked to leave […]
Intersex advocates are concerned there is a rise in New Zealanders taking intersex babies overseas to have needless surgeries. express can exclusively reveal that only 2 publicly funded intersex operations happened in New Zealand in 2016/17. There was a total of 27 children with a diagnosis of intersex conditions in New Zealand hospitals in 2016/17, […]
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 […]
“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God” the Pope says. In one of the biggest changes to the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality ever, Pope Francis has declared his support for same-sex civil unions. Pope Francis made the announcement in the feature-length documentary Francesco, which premiered on Wednesday […]
For the first time, the UK Office for National Statistics will ask questions related to gender identity and sexual orientation in a nationwide census. Attempts to estimate the number of LGBT people at the national and regional levels have been made in the past, but for the first time, these issues will be addressed throughout […]
The kiss happened live on Australian television with Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory playing. While overshadowed by the vote in New Zealand, (even though the later was not televised live on free to air Australian television) the election in the Australian Capital Territory was once again historic. Australia’s capital territory returned its incumbent Labor and […]
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 […]