Category: News

Jul 14
Headquarters’ owner Leo Molloy Will Run For Auckland Mayor, Claims to be ‘Pro Rainbow’

Molloy first told express last year of his intention to seek the mayoralty while defending a claim he made that Auckland gay bars were more likely to spread COVID-19. Leo Molloy has announced on Facebook that he will seek the Auckland mayoralty in 2022, fulfilling an idea he first floated with express in May last […]

Jul 13
Caitlyn Jenner Met With Transphobic Abuse At Conservative Political Action Conference

Former Olympian and reality television star, Caitlyn Jenner has been met with heckling and transphobic abuse while attending the Conservative Political Action Conference. Jenner who is currently running as a conservative candidate in California’s recall election against Democratic governor Gavin Newsom appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas. During the conference, it […]

Jul 13
School Facing Lawsuit After Suggesting Student Who Was Bullied For Being Gay Brought It On Himself

The parents of a child who was bullied for being gay at a school in Long Island City, New York, are now suing the principal and staff after they allegedly suggested that the boy had brought the homophobic bullying on himself. According to the New York Post Parents, Jason Cianciotto and his husband who have filed […]

Jul 12
Hungarian and Polish Leaders Met With LGBTQ+ Protests During Visit To Slovenia

The Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland have been welcomed to Slovenia by defiant LGBTQ+ activists to protest their backwards steps in LGBTQ+ rights. Following a recent stand-off between Hungary (which recently passed a bill to ban LGBTQ+ discussions on social media), and supporters, Poland and Slovenia with other member nations of the EU around […]

Jul 08
Parliament Raises Rainbow Flag to Mark 35th Anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform

MPs past and present gathered for the dawn ceremony marking three and a half decades since New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality. New Zealand is about to mark 35 years since the passage of homosexual law reform tomorrow. Fran Wilde’s New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform bill was narrowly approved by the nation’s parliament on July 9 1986. […]

Jul 08
3 Arrested Following Homophobic Murder Of Samuel Luiz

Three suspects have been arrested by Spain’s National Police Force following the death of Samuel Luiz, by a homophobic and hate-filled mob of more than a dozen people. The 24-year-old nursing assistant described as a loving man who always wanted to make people laugh was the victim of a homophobic hate crime outside a nightclub […]

Jul 07
BBC Apologises For Airing Homophobia On Its Arabic News Channel

The BBC has issued an official apology following its repeated broadcasting of homophobic comments via their Arabic news channel in 2020. According to reports, the BBC Arabic service aired homophobic slurs on BBC Trending, a daily programme that reaches approximately 42 million people across the Arab world and online in the UK.  the slurs included blaming […]

Jul 05
Kiri Allan Returns to Parliament Following Treatment for Cervical Cancer

The openly lesbian MP says her treatment has gone well and she’s ready to return to work “gradually.” Labour MP Kiri Allan has returned to Parliament today following a medical leave of absence after she was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in April. The openly lesbian MP shared the news of her return on […]