Category: People
express history page writer Gareth Watkins is well known for his passion for recording not only Wellington’s greatest community members but rainbow people around the country. Lilly Loudmouth is on a mission to find out what makes him tick! What is the most memorable/inspirational interview you’ve done? I’m inspired by audio recordings that contain unflinching, […]
Over the past few years elected LGBTI representatives on Auckland Council have dramatically fallen from five in 2016 to currently just one (Richard Hills). This year two openly gay candidates are standing, with Hills up for re-election and Damian Light entering the fold. Christopher Dempsey discovers what makes these two candidates tick. Damian Light: Why […]
Elton John and his incredible career is being celebrated by the UK Postal service, making him the first living musician to be featured on Royal Mail stamps. The limited-edition commemorative stamps are set to be released alongside books, framed prints, postcards and other collectables, with a total of 12 Elton John designs being released, with eight of […]
English singer and songwriter, Sam Smith has opened up about mental health and offered encouragement to his fans in a series of personal Tweets. The 27-year-old from London, touched on the topic while explaining that he was reflecting on his own mental health while on his “first holiday in a long long time.” “I’ve watched […]
English singer-songwriter, Yungblud, who is best known for his socially conscious and genre-bending protest songs, has opened up about his love life and being sexually fluid. The 22-year-old singer, whose real name is Dominic Richard Harrison, discussed the intimate topic during a recent interview with Attitude magazine. “I am more straight. But if I walked down […]
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 […]