Category: People
Days after he dramatically aborted a rumoured Mayoral bid, Turner speaks candidly to express about his significant contribution to the LGBTQ+ community and what’s next! Christchurch’s deputy mayor Andrew Turner has announced his retirement from local body politics in October. The move surprised his colleagues and observers of Christchurch local body politics alike who expected […]
Openly gay Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy has announced his retirement from the sport after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. After falling twice, Kenworthy dropped out of the 2022 Olympics – finishing eighth in the Freeski halfpipe (which was won by Kiwi Nico Porteous). Scoring 71.25 in what would become the final event of his […]
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick discusses wanting to pedestrianise K road, her wins and losses of drug reform and uniting our Rainbow community. It’s been 16 months since express last caught up with Chlöe Swarbrick. That was pre the 2020 election in which Swarbrick (as ‘vote yes’ spokesperson) narrowly lost the referendum on Cannabis Law […]
Designer Jade Turner is a well-known friendly face of NZ’s LGBTQI+ scene. As Creative Director and Lead Designer for The Warehouse Group’s Home and General Merchandise, he tells express about what it means to work for a company that embraces his identity and celebrates diversity. WHAT DOES YOUR ROLE AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR INVOLVE? Together with […]
The British singer made the comments while accepting the Brit Award for Artist of the Year and doubled down on her statement after pole dancing on stage at London’s G.A.Y. Adele has been accused of being ‘transphobic’ on Twitter after saying she loves “being a woman” while accepting the Artist of the Year gong at […]
The U.S Army and Air Force are being sued after allegations that an openly lesbian member of the National Guard was pressured to “appear more feminine” by her boss. According to the Daily Beast, Kristin M Kingrey of the West Virginia Air National Guard (WVNG) has claimed that she was held back from promotion twice […]
Kai Shappelly, An 11-year-old trans girl from Texas who fought against her state’s anti-trans bills, has been announced as a finalist for TIME‘s “Kid of the Year” award. The Austin resident and self-described diehard Dolly Parton fan stood up for trans rights during a Texas Senate committee last year, fighting against legislation banning gender-affirming care […]
Is Eureka O’Hara RuPaul’s Most Successful Drag Daughter? She talks to express about returning to the franchise three times and creating her own reality show We’re Here. Eureka O’Hara has competed on no-less than three seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race (9, 10 and All Stars 6) not to mention a Holi-slay Spectacular! The Tennessee native […]