Category: News
In an express exclusive, our favourite Olympian spills all, on love at first ‘Instagram’ sight and their plans for the big day! Now based in New York, Blake Skjellerup returned to Christchurch over the festive season to introduce his fiancé Saul Carrasco to his family and home country for the first time. The two have […]
Current Mr Gay NZ Troy Williams says as organisers did not have time to host an event for 2015 to find his successor, anyone who would like to represent ‘gay New Zealand’ can just nominate themselves. The winner will be decided by a small committee. Williams tells express he is unsure if there will be […]
The 2015 Auckland Pride programme has just been released online. This year’s Auckland Pride Festival runs from 6 February – 1 March 2015, which is one week longer than the last two festivals. 2015’s festival begins with an official dawn ceremony opening at Okahu Bay on Waitangi Day, followed by the Pride Gala on Saturday […]
Alabama becomes the latest to join the growing list of states where bans on same sex marriage have been struck down by federal judges. A federal judge has just ruled that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Judge Callie V.S. Granade, ruled that Alabama’s constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, ‘violates the 14th Amendment’s due […]
Express got an exclusive look into the line up for this year’s Proud party. Oliver Hall chats with Lyall Hakaraia aka TrannyDad about what we can expect. So what can you tell us about the up and coming Proud party. What’s the DJ line up? We are most excited about our international Djays , with […]
It has now been confirmed by the Auckland Pride parade organiser that the Israeli embassy will not have a float in 2015’s parade. Auckland Pride parade organiser Richard TakI confirmed the news, telling express when asked about a Israeli float that “we did not receive an application from them.” The deadline for entries closed last […]
US President Barack Obama has made an historic mention of GLBT rights in his state of the union speech. Barack Obama has made history again, becoming the first ever US President to mention the GLBT community in a state of the union address. Just days after the United States Supreme court said it would take […]
Horrifying new images depicting terrorist group ISIS throwing a gay man to his death have been released. The man was thrown off the highest point in the city of Mosul, Iraq for allegedly committing a crime of “the people of Lot,” meaning an act of sodomy. A second gay man is believed to have been executed […]