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On the heels of the NZ Falcon’s gay rugby team winning the Bingham Bowl trophy, organisers ask, “What the NZRU are doing to tackle homophobia?” express put the question to NZ Rugby’s CEO Steve Tew, “New Zealand Rugby has an overall vision of rugby serving to inspire and unify New Zealanders,” he told us. Adding, […]
On the 10th of October, applications to study design, arts management, costume construction and entertainment technology at Toi Whakaari will close. Toi Whakaari is a place of creation. Home to New Zealand’s most prestigious acting programme, graduates include onscreen royals Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune), Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Rawiri Paratene (Whale Rider). However, […]
Hui Takatapui 2014 is only a month away and the organisers need your help to raise some much needed extra funds. The fundraising evening is set to be a night of glitz and glam, with hostess Miss Tess Tickle and performances from the creme-de-la-creme of the Takatāpui world. Nanu Turner, will be making the trek up to […]
School students at a Brazilian high school both male and female arrived dressed in skirts to support a fellow trans* student who had been reprimanded by school officials for wearing a dress herself. A group of class mates staged protest at São Cristóvão do Colégio Pedro II in support of Maria Muniz, who, nine days previously had been […]
The National Party took out this year’s General Election with a landslide win, Leaving many GLBT MPs out in the cold. The Labour party came in with a disappointing 32 seats or 24.69% of the vote. GLBT candidates Grant Robertson, Louisa Wall and Meka Whaitiri have made it back in however List MP Maryan Street’s […]
A Bill has been signed into Victorian Parliament the enables those convicted of Homosexual Acts pre-1981 reform, can apply to have their convictions expunged. Homosexual acts were decriminalised in 1981 by Premier Rupert Hamer at a time where gay rights activistism was at its peak. New legislation introduced by Attorney General Robert Clark now allows those […]
Despite homosexuality being legal in Egypt, more GLBT people are being arrested or hunted down using social media apps such as grindr. Just over a week ago two men exchanged vows in front of friends and family on the river nile. The occasion was recorded and posted on social media where the video was shared by friends, before […]
David Cooper is the Director of Client Service for Malcolm Pacific Immigration. David has worked for Malcolm Pacific for 26 years, and prior to that was involved with creating policy at the Department of Immigration. He sat down with express to discuss the immigration issues affecting our community. What are the most common difficulties New […]