Category: People

From forming comedy double act Fry & Laurie (with House star Hugh Laurie), hamming it up in Blackadder, bring Oscar Wilde to life, hosting QI, penning numerous critically acclaimed novels and lending his voice to Harry Potter, Stephen Fry is true gay and intellectual icon. He talks to us about his role (as MP Arthur […]

A source close to the show tells express that the Aussie comedian was hand-picked by RuPaul to fill Drag Race Down Under’s third slot on the judging panel.  “Rhys perfectly compliments Ru and Michelle on the judging panel,” our source tells us, adding that Nicholson became RuPaul’s first choice to fill the third judge space […]

Managing Director of queer youth charity InsideOUT, Tabby Besley has built her career on helping rainbow young people feel safer in schools. Now InsideOUT has grown and their goals have broadened, Besley and her charity are at the centre of a debate that won’t die down: pride and police. Next time a straight friend tells […]

The transgender musician and record producer had produced music for Charlie XCX and Madonna amongst others. Transgender singer, songwriter and record producer Sophie Xeon has died aged 34. The pop producer died after falling from the balcony of an apartment in Athens, Greece. Greek Police said the death as not being treated as suspicious. Xeon’s […]

For 25 years Golden Bay’s Autumn Farm has operated as the South Island’s only gay men’s rural lifestyle retreat. Now owner Peter Finlayson is looking for new blood to take over and continue the traditions he began.  “On a human attitudinal level, there really hasn’t been a change,” Finlayson tells says when asked whether the […]

Star of Gays In Space and Let’s Get Loco! actor and playwright Zak Enayat. Born in Wellington and raised in Melbourne and Auckland, Zak Enayat is one of New Zealand’s few Afghan actors. Zak has been working on the stage and screen for six years. Recently appeared in the horror-comedy film ‘DEAD,’ as well as […]

Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, New Zealand’s Governor-General (representative of Queen Elizabeth II) talks to Oliver Hall about standing up for human rights, the effects of the AIDS and Coronavirus pandemics and the rise of the Rainbow community. It’s a windy and rainy day in Wellington as we buzz the intercom on […]

A local queer couple speak to express about the joy of becoming pregnant and the challenge of a cancer diagnosis. Aged just 33, Ellie discovered a lump which would lead to a Grade 3 breast cancer. The following day, her partner, Jess found out they were pregnant with the couple’s first child. The couple were […]