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Moff Mors will be the very first GLBT character to be included in the Star Wars universe. University of Auckland Professor Katherine Sender spoke to express about the importance of the new inclusion. According to the sci-fi website Big Shiny Robot, the upcoming novel “Lords of the Sith” will feature a capable but flawed Imperial official […]
Sam Smith has spoken out about being the victim of homophobic attacks as well as the bullying he has faced from within the gay community. Speaking to UK newspaper The Sun, Smith says that when he first moved to London, he was the victim of verbal and physical attacks from homophobes as well as from those within the […]
The man, who is aged in his 40s appeared in Auckland High Court yesterday on charges relating to the infection of another man with HIV. According to court documents, the defendant “failed to take reasonable precaution of a dangerous thing, namely HIV, knowing such an act would endanger the life of the complaint.” The man […]
The new anti marriage equality advertisement was aired at the same time as Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. However, one Australian television network refused to air it. In the new ad from an organisation called ‘Australian Marriage Forum’, viewers are urged to “think of the child” in regards to the impact of same-sex marriage, with a parent […]
Anthony Walton has been appointed the new digital social marketing co ordinator at the NZ AIDS Foundation’s Love Your Condom campaign. Express got the chance to ask him a few quick questions. What’s your background? What are the previous roles you’ve had? I grew up in Auckland, studied Commerce at Auckland Uni and then did […]
A new report just published in the United Kingdom shows that 1 in 5 gay/bi teens are subject to discrimination from teachers at school. ‘One in five gay teenagers said they had been bullied or discriminated against by a teacher or another adult at school on the basis of their sexuality, in what was described […]
Wellington’s annual queer Fair will go ahead as part of the CubaDupa Festival, on 29 March 2015. CubaDupa, described as a ‘magical playground of adventure, delight, and taste’, will feature live entertainment and involves the local businesses along Cuba Street and the wider Cuba Quarter. The Festival has a large footprint, and Out in the […]
Another Sydney Mardi Gras has just wrapped up. News Editor Levi Joule was there and files this report from Sydney. The Mardi Gras parade down Sydney’s Oxford Street – There is nothing in the world quite like it. The glitz, the sparkle, the raunchiness, the powerful message of equality, all combining to make Sydney’s annual […]