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In it’s nine years, Family Bar has remained the most dominant feature of the Auckland gay scene. express asks it’s owner and his staff about the key to its success. “Let everyone in. Mix it up. Make everyone feel welcome!” Says owner-operator Wayne Clark about Family’s mantra, comparing the venue to Sydney’s legendary Stonewall. For […]
The NZ Falcons took on the Emerald Valkyries in the Bingham Bowl finals and came out on top with a 25 to 19 win. Introduced in 2004, the Bingham Bowl Division was to cope with the increased numbers and skill sets put forward from each team.The NZ Falcons squad has much to celebrate, only forming as recently […]
Mr Gay World was crowned at the weekend with the title going to Mr Gay UK. Stuart Hatton Jr, from the UK, won the title this year. It came as a bit of a shock to the 29 year old from South Shields. Only moments after the win Hatton Jr took to Facebook with a […]
On August 26, The Labour Party formally pledged to tackle a number of issues specifically affecting the GLBT community, announcing their Labour policies. Labour’s promises included: Making our schools safer, stating it would eradicate, “discrimination, violence and bullying. Improving the lives of trans* and intersex New Zealanders by implementing the ‘To Be Who I am’ […]
Body Positive (BP) have announced CEO Bruce Kilmister will retire at the end of the year. “Bruce’s first involvement in BP was so long ago that no records are available to confirm exactly when that was,” BP Chairman Ashley Barratt tells us. In the late nineties, Kilmister became chairman of the board of BP and […]
Gay Ski Week opened with a bang – taking over Queenstown’s seriously cool pop up bar – The Find. The party started at 6pm catering to those who were jumping up at 7am to hit the slopes, but for those spending the Sabbath as their day of rest – it continued till the early hours. […]
These are GMSH’s five priorities for the 2014 general election – “5 for ‘14” – to improve the sexual health of gay and bisexual men in New Zealand. Although it focusses on gay and bisexual men, many priorities are relevant to the health of the broader gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) population. 1. […]
Gaywelcome.com, the consumer website of the Gay European Tourism Association (GETA), has launched the first ever guide to nude gay and gay friendly hotels in Europe.Nude swimming and sunbathing is very popular amongst LGBT tourists and the 82 hotels, guest houses and B&Bs on Gaywelcome’s Nude Hotel Guide allow their guests to be naked in […]