Category: People
Model turned actress Hunter Schafer scored her first role on HBO’s Euphoria playing the iconic character, Jules Vaughn, the new trans-girl at high school, in the teen drama about sex, drugs, friendship, love and trauma. She talks to us about sexuality, identity and impact. Before landing a role in Euphoria, Hunter Schafer made a name […]
She was Tania in Gloss, Alison on Shortland Street, Cynthia in The Cult and most memorably Wentworth’s Bea, but now Danielle Cormack in taking a directing role in SILO theatre’s latest production Every Brilliant Thing, a story about suicide and the search for connection. At the time your casting in Wentworth was announced, you mentioned […]
On Saturday 7 November, the Rainbow Celebration Gala will welcome Georgina Beyer MNZM as their guest of honour. To celebrate Oliver Hall spoke to some of Beyer’s friends, peers, colleagues and fans to hear about the impact Georgina’s rise had on them and to see her through their eyes. The vast majority of us know […]
Despite an abysmal showing of 4% Tamaki claims success in unseating the only gay MP for a Maori electorate. Destiny Church co-founder Hannah Tamaki says she was successful in her achieving her goal of defeating Labour MP Tāmati Coffey from Māori seat Waiariki, despite her abysmal showing of 4% Waiariki was the only seat a […]
On Saturday 7 November, URGE Events celebrate the 23rd Birthday of K Road’s Legendary URGE Bar. DJ James Leuii tells us about his favourite URGE parties and most memorable moments. JAMES LEUII One of the first big parties that stood out for me was the Tri-Nations Party 2012 that rounded off NZ Bear Week during […]
Joe Exotic is not the only LGBT star of Tiger King. Joe Exotic’s arch-nemesis Carole Baskin has come out as bisexual. Tiger King primarily follows the story of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, an openly gay zookeeper also known as “Joe Exotic,” with Baskin serving as Exotic’s arch-nemesis who had led a long campaign to shut his zoo […]
Artist Oliver Cain only graduated from Unitec this year, but he is already taking the New Zealand art scene by storm with a multitude of arts awards under his belt, all before he’s even had his first solo show. Express find out more about this pop art protégé. Föenander Galleries will play host to Oliver’s […]
On Friday 11 September, opposition leader Judith Collins sat down with express to discuss her history with the Rainbow Community, why she chose her deputy and what it’s like to be the woman leading the boys club. There’s a lighter air to Judith Collins than the Vader-like aura of ‘Crusher’ that I had expected when […]