Global Attacks on Trans Rights: A Wake-Up Call for Aotearoa
As trans communities in the US and UK face a surge in anti-rights legislation, Jennifer Shields urges Aotearoa to take heed—these global trends carry...
Kiwis Surviving Self-Isolation: Geovana Peres
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, New Zealand’s own Geovana Peres tells express about sharing her bubble with her cats...
Auckland’s Alternative Queer Scene
Lesbian In The Wild, Jessie Lewthwaite, goes off the beaten gay path to find Auckland’s alternative queer scene.
Inside a bar I would normally associate...
OPINION: Is Drag Story Time Worth the Backlash?
Jacquie Grant ONZM examines the toxic protests against drag story time events and wonders if this battle is worth the fight.
Drag artists are an...
LOOKING FOR LESBIAN ROLE MODELS
When I was 15, I sat inches from the TV in the family lounge room. The glow from the old CRT monitor lit my...
The Struggles of Dating Online as a Trans Man
Article and photo: Star Observer
“I forgot to ask whether you’ve been with a trans guy before?”
He hadn’t.
“Well, you’ve been with a guy before? And...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find Out What It Means To Me
In a recent interview, gay pop pioneer Boy George’s referred to non-binary pronouns as modern-day attention-seeking. Poet Essa May Ranapiri says that this attitude...
Opinion – Racism and White Queer Spaces
Aatir Zaidi manages Equasian, an LGBTI+ organisation for people of Asian descent. He shares his experience of being an openly gay Muslim man living...
