Category: People
Black Faggot is potentially the most accurate depiction of young gay men in this country I have seen – how much of this was based on real experiences? That’s nice of you to say…It was a mixture of real inspiration and creation. Sione, the hustler character, was based on a guy I met and in […]
Popular transgender actress Laverne Cox’s long awaited documentary The T Word has had its first world wide trailer released on youtube. Emmy nominated actress Laverne Cox has teamed up with MTV’s “Look Different” campaign to create The T Word, a documentary that celebrates the life of trans people. “For many of us, the ‘T’ in LGBT means more […]
I sit in the café in Kingsland and I think about Eden Park, the icon of the All Blacks about a hundred metres away. I order myself a lamington, because what’s more fitting than an icon of New Zealand food? “How are ya buddy?” Lynda says as she comes through the doorway, she puts out […]
Georgie is a dancer extraordinaire, body paint/hair model and overall Amazonian goddess! She grew up in Japan, spent her teenage years in Christchurch and then moved to Auckland to study contemporary dance where she co-founded Backlit Productions. In addition, she dances for Touch Compass and cabaret show In Flagrante, and recently modelled for World of […]
7 Days’ Star, South African comedian Urzilla Carlson will marry next month. In an interview with the New Zealand Herald’s Michelle Hewitson, Urzila Carlson has revealed she will marry her partner Julie this November. Carlson (48) says she met Julie at a pub watching a rugby game.The two have a 16-month old daughter together. Carlson […]
How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris opened up about his wedding last month to long-term partner David Burtka in an interview with Rosie O’Donnell on her chat show The View. “We were not [getting married] to elicit any kind of reaction from anyone. We just have been together over 10 years. I […]
Singer-songwriter Perfume Genius brilliant third album Too Bright, co-produced by Portishead’s Adrian Utley, has been heralded by critics and seen him compared to the likes of Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey and Nina Simone. His interview with express is as raw and beautiful as his music. With the likes of Sam Smith topping the charts do […]
Paul Young is a Dance Lecturer at Unitec. How did you get into dance? To improve my chances of getting into a Drama School I began training in the inaugural year of Hagley Dance Company in Christchurch under Sheryl Robinson, a well know figure in the queer community. I had no idea what I was […]