Category: People

Oct 06
Exclusive: Judith Collins on Gerry Brownlee’s past, her present and your future!

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 […]

Sep 22
Ellen Apologises

The chatshow host opened the 18th Season of her show by addressing toxic workplace accusations.

Sep 17
What Chlöe Wants

After Rainbow Auckland’s Meet The Candidates event on 5 August, Oliver Hall went for a bus ride and beer with parliament’s youngest serving MP Chlöe Swarbrick to find out fuels the green supreme. Chlöe Swarbrick is by far the highest-profile candidate to attend the Rainbow Auckland event. Everyone plays nicely but when handsome National newcomer […]

Sep 16
A Triple Threat

While completing her Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Canterbury, Emma Drummond has found the time to volunteer on the Christchurch Pride Committee and chair Young Labour Christchurch. Little Miss Cinnamon finds out more about what fuel’s this 22-year-old’s fire.  What started your passion for politics?  Politics has been a lifelong […]

Sep 14
Professional English Rugby Player Levi Davis Comes-Out As Bi

Levi Davis has become the youngest professional Rugby player in the UK to come out as LGBT+ while still professionally active in the sport. 22-year-old Davis says he came out to his team in a “spur of the moment” WhatsApp group message to his team. “I had hidden it well but I couldn’t keep it […]

Sep 14
Express Talks With Our ‘T.O.P’ Rainbow Candidate Adriana Christie

express sits down with openly Bisexual T.O.P candidate, Adriana Christie who is running for the highly contested seat of Epsom in the upcoming 2020 General election. 30-Year-old Christie, first made headlines for her ambition to invoke change in local government before being elected as a member to Auckland Council for the Waitematā Local Board. Now […]

Sep 06
UK’s Strictly Come Dancing to Feature First Same-Sex Couple

Olympian Nicola Adams will be one half of the show’s first same-sex couple. Will New Zealand’s Dancing with the Stars be next?  Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams will make history on hit UK show Strictly Come Dancing as she stars as one half of the show’s first same-sex couple in this year’s season The Guardian […]

Sep 02
Taylor Swift Sends Touching Letter and Gifts to Openly Gay Fan

Taylor Swift has once again shown generosity and surprised one of her biggest fans with a letter congratulating him on finishing his PhD. Tay Tay does have a habit of surprising her fans with gifts of generosity in the past, even last week she donated £23,000 to a student through her GoFundMe account to ensure […]