Category: Opinion
express stalwart Tux Hika explores the politically charged question of whether it is particularly important for LGBTQ+ Māori to sign up to the Māori roll—and finds his answer more complicated than he had ever imagined. Ko te Tau Tatauranga tenei, mehemea kaore koe i mohio ko te tau hoki ka whai waahi te iwi Maori […]
Rosemary Mitford-Taylor explores the sour topic of Instagram’s gender-discriminating censorship Gather ‘round and let me tell you a story fraught with contradictory rules, passion for freedom of expression, and, of course, Instagram. That’s right, my friends: it’s time to talk about nipples. It’s no news ash that our society is irrationally afraid of feminine nudity […]
Do Pope Francis’s reported remarks show a new acceptance of gay people by the Catholic Church? Diane Sparkes, an express contributor suggests it is too early to celebrate. The Church hierarchy has not confirmed the Pontiff’s conversation so It is important to understand that while the Pope is the head of the Catholic Church he […]
It seems everyone has a point of view – my own reaction when asked to write about Israel was firstly that I do not know him so how can I say anything unless I speak about how his comments specifically affect the LGBT+ community and those questioning their identity and sexual orientation. Feeling that so […]
Silke Weil, an AUT journalism student uncovers a new reality show set in Auckland which aims to break down stereotypes of how the LGBT+ community is represented on television. The show’s pilot episode has been filmed around Auckland city and lets viewers follow the personal and professional lives of a handful of successful men. “We’re fairly accepting […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q. My partner of 6 years was born biologically male but has recently come out as Transgender, thus we have been known as a ‘heterosexual’ couple, and now we are lesbian. I love her for who she is, but feminist friends of ours have suddenly […]
The Vanishing Act by Jen Shieff The author Jen Shieff, is gay and lives in Turangi with her partner. She is a former English teacher, AUT lecturer, Govt analyst and owner of a fly-fishing lodge. Jen is now a full-time crime writer. In her second book The Vanishing Act she writes a spicy tale of intrigue […]
This is a tale of a young gay Scottish man who moves to countries unspecified in Asia and finds he is being persecuted, he claims, because of a Facebook message he uttered about a leader “He is an elected dictator”. The primary problem with this book, which is presumably published by the author himself, is […]