Category: Opinion
Like we needed any more reason to frequent the wonderful establishments of Federal Street, the fact that they have just been awarded the rainbow tick as part of the Sky City group gives us even more excuse to eat there. This did happen last month but after we had gone to print and we wanted […]
‘Lets Truly Make It A New Zealand Pride Parade.’ “Let’s face it, the Pride Parade in Auckland, should be renamed the NZ Pride Parade because it’s the only gay parade in our country and while some of the smaller centres celebrate ‘Pride’ in their own way, no-one really has the numbers to warrant a Parade […]
Peasant is a welcome replacement for the very average Two Monkeys on Dominion Road and like our absolute favourite Indochinese haunt, Parkside, provides Vietnamese food with a decent flavour hit. It has become a firm favourite for many food writers despite only opening so recently and we can see the interest isn’t going to lessen […]
Oliver Hall speaks to HIV+ New Zealanders and the heads of our leading HIV support services to learn about modern HIV stigma and how it can be overcome. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day (WAD) on 1 December is HIV Stigma. “HIV stigma is one of the most devastating parts of the virus,” […]
This issue I am pictured with one of NZ’s most prolific pop stars PattyBoy. Patty released his new EP Introspective Illusions onto NZ iTunes last month. I caught up with him at his workplace, the amazing Giapo ice creamery on Queen street for our delectable editorial pic! It is fantastic to see talented GLBT Kiwis […]
Eddie Izzard talks to Oliver Hall about his desire to transition, strategic success and political aspirations. Eddie Izzard has been heralded as the greatest British comedian of this age. His surreal Monty Python-esque humour has been embraced the world over. Izzard is quick to hug back, doing what no comedian has done before, performing the same […]
Despite the setback, there is still hope that the Catholic Church will embrace a GLBT inclusive approach in the near future writes Express Magazine’s Levi Joule. There is no doubt that the past week has been a disappointing one for GLBT, GLBT friendly and progressive Catholics. Sadly, the Catholic Church turned its back on social progressivism at it’s recent […]
Mark Toner founded NZ men’s grooming website www.oneman.co.nz after returning to NZ from London. A trained-lawyer, Mark got into the beauty business to give kiwi men the choices that Brits and Yanks have enjoyed for years. express gets his top tips. Have you noticed any differences between most straight and most gay men’s grooming rituals? […]