Category: People
Hi Dean, thanks for talking to us! Firstly, tell our readers about yourself. At the moment, I am currently a first-year student at University of Auckland studying psychology. I am profoundly deaf from birth and was taught to communicate in New Zealand Sign Language and written English. So what drew me to your story was […]
Amy Jane Bedwell chats with the multi-talented Micheal McCabe about his love for the arts, building queer futures, and his upcoming project exploring queer spacial practices. Hey Micheal! Thanks for Having the Chat with us. So, tell us a little about yourself. Hi, I’m a young designer currently completing my Masters in Architecture at the […]
Scout Barbour-Evans, takatāpui individual and student at Otago Polytechnic, is out to make Dunedin a better place to live. Although Scout could claim that being a student instantly qualifies them to be representative of a large proportion of Dunedin, ie the students (although attending Otago Polytechnic, Scout also works as a Queer Support intern for Otago […]
Image: ABC News Diversity was the name of the game at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards. With recognition being given to celebrities of a variety of ethnicities, queer talent and stories were also big winners! Following the recent controversy surrounding an excess of white nominees and winners during the Academy Awards, television proved it is the medium of diversity with […]
Sonya Temata, a takataapui wahine and nurse of fifteen years, is standing as an independent candidate for the 2016 Auckland District Health Board Elections. Amy Jane Bedwell had a chat with her about what election to office would mean to her, and what it would mean for minority groups throughout Auckland. Sonya Temata has a […]
Source: Mail on Sunday Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, has come out as gay in an interview with Mail on Sunday. Mountbatten has broken ground as the first member of the British royal family to come out as gay. Formally married to Penelope Thompson with whom he has three children, Mountbatten […]
Good friend, and cover star (the feature image being from our August cover) of express magazine, Patric Seng, has beaten the odds and walked in New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Although initially finding it hard to get an agent to take him seriously, Seng decided to found his own agency, Bintang Models & Management. As a result, […]
Alexis Arquette was a trail-blazing actress of our generation: featuring in the likes of ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Of Mice and Men’, ‘The Wedding Singer’ and ‘Bride of Chucky’ before transitioning. She knew that transitioning would reduce the number of roles available to her, but it didn’t stop her working and going for roles that didn’t demean and […]