Category: Opinion

Jan 27
TV Review: It’s A Sin

Michael Stevens immerses himself in the most-talked about gay drama in years and finds It’s a Sin, “is the best dramatisation of the early years of AIDS I’ve seen yet.” It’s a Sin, is the best dramatisation of the early years of AIDS I’ve seen yet, and packs a strong emotional punch. The show is […]

Jan 21
The End of Trump’s Toxicity

US politics has finally broking free from President Trump and his toxic brand of anti-LGBT+, racist and xenophobic rhetoric. Levi Joule hopes this rejection of the far-right will help bring the left, back to centre as well. For the LGBT+ community and beyond, the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris presidency signals America’s return to normalcy, stability and […]

Jan 02
The Year That Was 2020

What a year that was! express looks back at our biggest features and stories during the year of 2020, looking back at the highs, the lows, and everything in between. January 2020  Back at home, Kicking off what seemed to be a year full of so much potential, express went viral with our fabulously intimate […]

Nov 19
TransAction: You Better Work! 

Educator, showgirl and Chair of the OuterSpaces Trust Board, Judy Virago shares her story of being a young trans person looking at the working world and wondering where they will fit in. In 1994, I convinced my dad to take my brothers and I, to Priscilla Queen of the Desert. I told him it was […]

Nov 18
An Open Letter to Straight People with Gay Family Members

Actor and Playwright, Liam Coleman shares his experience of growing up gay in a Christian household and asks straight families to really include their rainbow whanau this Christmas. Dear (some) straight people, My name is Liam, I’m an actor and writer. I’m also an indoor plant dad, an op-shop fanatic and avid movie watcher. I […]

Nov 13
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Michel is here to help with your problems. Today he tackles what to do when your man says he loves you but keeps putting you down!  Hi Eli, I met someone two weeks ago online and we sent a few messages back and forth before arranging to meet at a cafe. As […]

Nov 06
Gay Dating: Is Watching Porn Stifling Your Sex Life?

Dick Richards finds a worrying trend, the more sex gay men watch on screens, the less you can enjoy in real life. As a community that loves a hard a dick, it’s surprising when you encounter one that struggles to stay stiff. Men are easily aroused – it doesn’t take much. It could be a […]

Oct 15
Red or Blue: Which Colour Should The Rainbow Community Be Ticking?

Ahead of tonight’s final Leader’s Debate, Labour supporter Levi Joule and National Supporter Zach Castles state their cases for which of the big two should be leading our nation. Seeing Red The right often likes to paint tribal LGBT Labour voters as a symptom of ‘identity politics.’ But that is unfair and quite frankly offensive. […]