Category: People
Wicki Huang is one of the founding members of China Pride, an Auckland based non-profit organisation for Chinese LGBT+ people in Aotearoa. She tells us about growing up in China, moving to New Zealand and China Pride’s plans for 2022. Tell us about yourself: where did you grow up, how was growing up for you […]
As Daniel Craig departs the franchise, Steven Oates ponders whether the movie world’s most famous spy can be anything but a white heterosexual cis-male? His answer may leave you shaken, not stirred. Aucklanders will be getting the chance to see the much-delayed latest James Bond film this month, as people are allowed back into cinemas […]
From the South Canterbury foothills, express hunted down a rare find, a rugged South Island man who can cook! Proud Bear Ben Payne pops on his piney and shares a festive recipe sure to thrill the tastebuds. Christmas is nearly upon us and the hollow soulless sounds of Michael Boobs and Mariah Carey are about […]
To celebrate the release of the Netflix documentary Hating Peter Tatchell, renowned human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell talks to Oliver Hall about his activism, the loss of gay bars, the generational divide in the LGBT+ community and what’s next! Peter Tatchell is many things, but he’ll probably be the first to admit that he’s never […]
Joseph Maldonado-Passage, best known as Joe Exotic – Tiger King, has been transferred to a federal medical facility in North Carolina following his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer. According to attorney John M. Phillips, 58-year-old Maldonado-Passage is now residing in Butner Federal Medical Center after his diagnosis and is hoping to have the Tiger King […]
In the 1970’s, photographer Fiona Clark’s pictures of K Road’s queer community shocked mainstream NZ. Together with her famous pictures of the bodybuilding scene, her work is now rightly treasured as timepieces from a bygone era. She discusses starring in Director Lula Cucchiara’s documentary, Fiona Clarke: Unafraid – which examines her life’s work, tenacity and determination. […]
After working their way up through the music and media industries, Nicole Thomas and Paula Yeoman decided to step out on their own and create music management and PR company NicNak. They tell us about backing the underdog and representing talented women and non-binary people in the notoriously tough music industry. How do you identify […]
Kj Apa has discussed his dream of competing in RuPaul’s Drag Race as his “feminine” alter-ego Fifi. Speaking with NME, Apa explained how he was ready to take his alter drag ego ‘Fifi’ – who he has been transforming into since he was a child, to the next level. “I love watching RuPaul’s Drag Race, and […]