Category: People
Express Style Editor Belinda Nash sits down with journalist Ali Mau, ahead of her hosting the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust’s Dinner & Auction, to discuss her work with #MeTooNZ, being publicly outed, motherhood, fashion and more. In late 2017, a tweet by US actor Alyssa Milano used a two-word hashtag coined in 2006 by Tarana Burke on MySpace: #MeToo. This […]
Project Runway star Lenon Wakuwa will exhibit their designs at New Zealand Fashion Week. They tell Belinda Nash about their passion for colour, androgyny and embracing individuality. Lenon Wakuwa burst onto New Zealand television screen in 2018 in TVNZ’s inaugural Project Runway NZ. As much as the fashion-on-’roids TV show format challenged Wakura, Wakura challenged it back – smashing gender-normative conventions and dismissing our Kiwi obsession for wearing head–to–toe […]
One of the hottest new figures in the Australian dance world, queer performer and choreographer Joel Bray produces comic, confronting interactive works that tackle topics like colonialism and capitalism head-on. He will perform his new show Daddy next month at the Brisbane Festival. It explores his cravings for a father–figure and the consumerist mentality of modern dating. Daddy is […]
One of Aotearoa’s original Drag Kings, Jac Lynch talks to Lilly Loudmouth about her ongoing work with our LGBTQ+ communities. Lilly says, “Jac Lynch is the founder of the monthly Polari social event, a member of Wellington’s campest choir – The Glamaphones, photographer behind the Butch on Butch exhibition, Rainbow Community Honours organiser and a member of Aotearoa’s first Drag King troupe! Jac’s been […]
Little Miss Cinnamon chats with Alice Anderson about her involvement in supporting queer youth and what makes her one of my favourite Aunties. Cinnamon says: “Alice Anderson is the fabulous Executive Director of local Christchurch Queer Youth group Qtopia. Her personality and warm heart are as big as her rainbow skirts. Alice has a natural talent for […]
Dan ‘The Mini Man’ continues to gain, and we’re not just talking about his quads! Fresh from his promotion to Assistant Sales Manager, Dan Smith from Auckland MINI Garage is setting his sights on another BMW/MINI Dixi Club Platinum Award after taking out the title in both 2017 and 2018. Dan, who has been at Auckland MINI garage […]
SkyCity’s recent Rainbow Excellence win highlighted an industry-leading framework for inclusion of trans employees. The new framework was designed and implemented by SkyCity’s Employee Support Advisor Venasio Leilua and Team Leader for Employee Support, Christine Hacksaw. It aims to create a supportive environment for trans people, particularly for those who are transitioning. The national entertainment […]
When Dancing with the Stars’ best professional dancer was paired with NZ’s hottest comedian you knew there was going to be fireworks. Laura Daniel and Shae Mountain’s chemistry and determination saw them make it all the way to the DWTS final, inspiring thousands of fans along the way. express caught up with the two to […]