Category: Opinion

Jul 22
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa – Coping With Breakups

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. My partner and I have been separated for 9 months. I miss him dearly, but wasn’t able to give him what he needed, despite giving all I could for 3 years. I have recently discovered he has a new partner, and a range of emotions have […]

Jul 21
Meet Your Community: Songstress of the Slopes Anika Moa

Anika Moa looks set to become Gay Ski Week’s favourite Snow Queen, when she plays an exclusive gig at Queenstown’s intimate Italian Restaurant Sasso on Tuesday 2 September as part of the festivities. Oliver Hall caught up with express’ favourite kiwi crooner to find out more. What can we expect from your set at Sasso […]

Jul 20
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa – Transphobia In The Work Place

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I’m an out trans guy working in a very male-dominated industry. I have always been, ‘one of the boys’, but we have a new Supervisor who has been transferred to our headquarters. This new guy discovered I had been in hospital recently for a hysterectomy, and […]

Jul 18
Sam Orchard Responds To Michael Hootman’s Opinion

express got in touch with Sam Orchard to ask his opinion on Michael Hootman’s article Can the LGB’s Really Understand the Ts? Sam’s top four reasons why T(MPFAFF and I) stand alongside LGB We’re already part of your groups I’m really sorry to hear that you don’t think that women are already a part of the LGBT umbrella, but […]

Jul 18
Ramon Te Wake Responds To Michael Hootman’s Opinion

express got in touch with Ramon Te Wake to ask her opinion on Michael Hootman’s article Can the LGB’s Really Understand the Ts? My initial response Michael was to find you, shake you and perhaps drown you like a cat in a bag, but I realized I didn’t really want criminal charges, just over a few words you […]

Jul 18
Louisa Wall Responds To Michael Hootman’s Opinion

express got in touch with Louisa Wall to ask her opinion on Michael Hootman’s article Can the LGB’s Really Understand the Ts? The initials LGBTIQ are intended to emphasize the diversity of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and is sometimes used to refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender instead of exclusively to people who […]

Jul 18
Phylesha Brown-Acton Responds To Michael Hootman’s Opinion

express got in touch with Phylesha Brown-Acton to ask her opinion on Michael Hootman’s article Can the LGB’s Really Understand the Ts? If divorcing the “T” from LGBQI is being contemplated then what a sad day for NZ transsexual or transgender people’s.  Let’s not forget the investment of activism by Trans peoples alongside LGBQI peoples during civil rights movements in […]

Jul 10
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way.

Around 60% of us don’t have Wills. What a mess we can leave. Not to mention fights over badly made Wills.  If you don’t have a Will, your family won’t know your wishes, and your property will be divided by law, which may not be what you want. You have no control over who administers […]