Category: News

Oct 19
Kenyan President Says His Country Has “More Pressing Issues” Than GLBT Rights

Kenya’s leader says GLBT issues are not a priority for the African state. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria said his country has “more pressing issues” than GLBT rights. “This is not an issue that they are going to put at the center,” Kenyatta told Zakaria during the CNN interview […]

Oct 17
Russian Thugs Who Tortured Gay Teens Resulting in Suicides, Receive Jail Sentences

A Russian court has jailed six members of the “Occupy Pedophilia” anti gay terrorist group to prison terms. Police in the Russian region of Ural arrested nine men earlier in 2015 who were luring unsuspecting young victims through personal ads. The group manipulated the young men, many of them teens, who would show up for a ‘date’. […]

Oct 16
Family Expands With Secret Garden Bar and Twist

Family Bar and Club owner Wayne Clark is set to unveil two new bars. Wayne and his new Twist Bar manager Grady Elliot give express the lowdown on what to expect from the exciting new additions.  Family Bar and Club owner Wayne Clark has been kept busy over the past few months working away on […]

Oct 16
New Report Calls For End of Conversion Therapy in US

A new federal report has called for a ban on conversion therapy in the United States. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a new report calling for an end to the practice of “conversion therapy” for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender young people. The Obama administration backed a petition in April to ban […]

Oct 15
Brand New Dance Party to be Held Following 2016 Auckland Pride Parade

gayexpress.co.nz can reveal the details of the Pride themed dance party organised by Family Bar and Club owner Wayne Clark, to be held on K Road following 2016’s Auckland Pride Parade. K road looks like the place to be following 2016’s Auckland Pride Parade on the 20th of February. express can now reveal that there will […]

Oct 15
Westpac NZ Launches #YouBeYou Campaign to Support Its Get Better Project

Westpac NZ has launched a new video campaign in support of its GLBT employees. Speaking at the launch of the video campaign, Westpac’s CEO David McLean said, “What we’re here to do is to celebrate those stories, and something else that’s very important to us at Westpac: diversity and inclusion. “It’s wonderful to live in […]

Oct 15
Trial For Teens Accused of Murder Delayed

The trial of the two teenagers charged with murdering a man at an Auckland motel has been delayed. Leonard Nattrass-Berquist and Beauen Wallace-Loretz are charged with the murder of Ihaia Gillman-Harris, 54, late last year. The pair stand accused of robbing Mr Gillman-Harris of cash, a mobile phone and his bank card, as well as […]

Oct 14
Melbourne Couple Threatened With Legal Action Over Gay Pride Flag

An elderly couple in Melbourne have been ordered to remove a gay pride flag from their balcony or risk legal action. Murray Sheldrick, 78, and his partner James Bellia, 72 told The Age they received a “nasty” letter from their Body Corporate demanding that the couple remove the flag from their balcony, or risk a […]