Category: News

Oct 22
Homophobia on the Rise in India

A new report form a Indian GLBT NGO has found HIV transmission between gay men and homophobic abuse is on the rise in the country – two years after the nation’s Supreme Court recriminalised homosexuality. The report’s data was compiled from calls to the Naz foundation’s call centre and found that 38 per cent of […]

Oct 21
Auckland Pride Seeks to Address Community Concerns

Auckland Pride has heard a number of concerns from members of Auckland’s GLBT community at the first of its community forums. While the conversation was more subdued than previously expected, a number of concerns were raised at Auckland Pride’s first community forum. Issues ranging from price of tickets to parties, parade entries and the programme […]

Oct 21
Canada Votes to End Conservative Rule, Electing Pro GLBT Prime Minister

Canada has elected a new pro GLBT Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party won the highly anticipated election, besting incumbent Stephen Harper, a member of the Conservative Party, and Tom Mulcair of the left wing New Democratic Party. The Liberal Party victory ends nine years of Conservative Party rule. Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister […]

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 […]