Category: Opinion

Why Auckland Pride is still relevant. First there was Hero and now Pride. Auckland has now hosted two Pride Festivals and planning for the third, to be held in 2015, is already underway. Many older members of the rainbow community question it’s relevance now that we have gained equal rights here in Aotearoa. “Why is […]

Auckland high school teacher Dan Eichblatt writes about his experience of starting his high school’s first queer youth group. Just over a year ago, New Zealand became the first country in Oceania, and the fifteenth in the world, to welcome marriage equality. GLBTI voices had not had such prominence in the mainstream media since the […]

In follow up to his ‘gay adoption’ article in May 2014 issue of express, Roger Fleming shares his latest paternal reality.  I sat there innocently scrolling through various Facebook posts about cats when I came across a post from my daughter that she had made earlier in the day.  Facebook is as close as it […]

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I met a cute girl in when I visited Australia in January, and we are “in a relationship” on Facebook. I really like her, and we have talked about a future together, but it’s hard only being able to email and Skype. I want […]

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I have a 30th anniversary school reunion coming up and am undecided if I should go. I come from a small town where everyone knows everyone else, and when I was at school I was male. I have since transitioned and have been living […]

I feel very proud of this issue and am really excited to have Colin Mathura-Jeffree on the cover, shot by the gorgeous Danilo Santana David (pictured). My fabulous assistant Tux had so much fun lending a hand, eye and nostril for the shoot, and I have to say it has become one of my favourite […]

NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson has an exclusive chat with express about a disturbing new trend. Can you tell us a bit about the notion of ‘treatment as prevention’ and the ramifications of it are for safe sex in New Zealand? Treatment as prevention is the idea that people taking HIV treatment medications have such […]

Renowned critic of the arts Michael Hootman examines our history  Famous Gays in History One of the ancient world’s most famous men was Alexander the Great who had many male lovers. He conquered empires, killed and enslaved thousands and showed you could be a bloodthirsty warrior and still like female singers who led tragic lives. […]