Category: News
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 […]
Already in decline, Oxford Street was hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, now there are fears for Mardi Gras 2021. Sydney’s once iconic Oxford Street has been described by some locals as a “ghost town” with nightclubs closed indefinitely and pubs and bars placed under heavy restrictions. Social distancing measures and a recent mini outbreak in […]
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: […]
Did you know yesterday’s international event has Kiwi roots? International Lesbian Day, held on October 8 acknowledged lesbian history, diversity and culture. While the day is now celebrated worldwide, it first began in New Zealand, with many LGBT historians saying it began in 1980, with the very first Lesbian Day March was held. The first […]
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 […]
On Monday 21 September, our Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters granted express his first-ever LGBT+ media interview. He talks to Oliver Hall about putting the Prime Minister in office, voting against Civil Union and Marriage Equality and denies accusations that he is blocking a ban on conversion therapy. What do you think is the biggest […]