Category: News
Mike Pence, vice president-elect of the United States of America, and utter homophobe and transphobe will be moving to Washington DC temporarily before moving into the Vice Presidential Mansion. In retaliation, many residents on NW Washington Street have taken to hanging up rainbow flags as a protest to his horrendous views on LGBT+-rights, including his […]
Source: Sunday Star Times Johnny Lumsden has been arrested by Police for having unprotected sex with men without telling them his HIV-positive status. They have been contacting men who have had sexual contact with Lumsden, and getting them to be tested. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson told the Sunday Star Times that Lumsden met the men through […]
Article: Star Observer Australia is reeling over news a 13-year-old took his own life after he was allegedly bullied about his sexuality. Brisbane year seven student Tyrone Unsworth died on Monday after he allegedly suffered years of homophobic bullying by other children. His mother, Amanda Unsworth, told the Courier Mail, that she believes the bullying could be responsible for his suicide. “He […]
Things get steamy and heated and then all of a sudden, very, very dark in The Veronicas’ latest music video for their single, ‘On Your Side’. Written and directed by Ruby Rose, of Orange is the New Black fame, it montages two women’s relationship – from the initial meet-cute through courtship and the drug overdose at […]
Body Positive will be hosting the Puāwai Festival at Te Pou Theatre in New Lynn from 29 November through to 3 December. The schedule: Tuesday 29 November: an oral history of HIV in New Zealand, hosted by Steven Oates, and a panel including Michael Bancroft and Judith Ackroyd Wednesday 30 November: Spoken Word night as […]
In a first, the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) commissioned a survey of its LGBT+ members to find out how much harassment they undergo, as well as how well the university supports them. It is no secret that queer people, students included, are at risk for harassment, and the findings reflect this, with a quarter […]
express magazine is looking for contributors, both writers and photographers – even better if you can do both! We are welcoming applicants from all of New Zealand, but we are particularly focussing on contributors from Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown. In addition to this, express is looking for monthly columnists for the website. If you […]
UPDATE: 25/11/16 Two for one tickets for our express readers, head to Ticketmaster and use the promo code “UNLEASHED”. Think Much Ado About Nothing but with same-sex relations (and less Shakespearean English). Or Vanderpump Rules, but two retro-fitted sheds on the Auckland waterfront instead of Sur, and with far less glamour. Starting with a […]