Category: People

Feb 03
express Cover-Girl Kim Chi Makes Super Bowl History With First Drag Queen Appearance

express cover-girl Kim Chi will join Miz Cracker in becoming the first Drag Queens to be featured during the Super Bowl! The Queens will feature in an ad that will run during the NFL championship game today, as apart of Hummus brand Sabra‘s “barrier-breaking” commercial campaign which also features rapper T-Pain and former “Real Housewives […]

Jan 31
LITTLE NAS X OPENS UP ABOUT PUBLICLY COMING OUT

Out rapper, Little Nas X has opened up about his decision to come out publicly, relationships, family, and his success as a gay rapper.  The 20-year old music artist best known for the smash hit song “Old Town Road,” which went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok, spending 20 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. […]

Jan 29
LIL NAS X LEADS GRAMMYS FOR LGBTI+ ARTISTS

Out rapper, Lil Nas X, sporting a pink western-inspired Versace outfit complete with a harness, snagged two Grammy awards on Sunday as he continued to ride the wave of his hit debut song “Old Town Road.” The 20-year-old artist and his sidekick Billy Ray Cyrus, who collaborated with him on the famous “Old Town Road” […]

Jan 26
History Made With First Openly LGBTI Coach In Super Bowl

Next months Super Bowl will be a historic victory for whoever wins out of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs but it will also break the ceiling for the first woman to coach in the big event and the first openly LGBTQ coach to reach the Super Bowl. Offensive assistant coach Katie […]

Jan 22
Exclusive: Former Guardian Jacquie Grant Slams Rainbow Pride Auckland

Departing Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA) Guardian Jacquie Grant doesn’t hold back as she speaks exclusively to Levi Joule, firing a parting shot at the organisation. Jacquie Grant ONZM has lifted the lid on the inner workings of RPA in the wake of her resignation from the Guardianship. In an exclusive interview with express, Grant claims […]

Jan 14
Hi Sweeties, It’s Me, Paula Bennett

National’s Deputy Leader talks to express about the effect comedian Tom Sainsbury’s parody videos of her have had on her career, getting up close with him for our cover shoot and not wanting to be National’s leader. “I’m quite grateful to Tom,” Paula Bennett confides early on in our interview, “because he opened me up […]

Dec 11
LGBTI Soccer Star Named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe, has been named as Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year. The magazine selected Megan Rapinoe as the athlete whose performance embodied “the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement” and covered her year in a feature written by Jenny Vrentas.   Rapinoe who is the U.S. Women’s National […]

Dec 10
A Humble Hospo’s View of The Rees Hotel

The Rees Queenstown was recently named ‘Best New Zealand Hotel’ for the third year in a row at the HM Awards and ‘Best Ski Hotel in New Zealand 2019’ at the World Ski Awards in Austria. We talk to Director of Operations Roman Lee-Loabout his passion for hospitality and the hotel’s success. Born and raised […]