Category: People
Advocates say the case highlights there is still work to do for intersex rights in New Zealand. It wasn’t until Dr. Sarah Bickerton was in her early 30s, that she found out she was intersex. Bickerton who works as a lecturer at the University of Auckland was declared male at birth, which Bickerton says became […]
To mark the 35th anniversary, express’ Wellington correspondent Richard Tait speaks to the MP who sponsored the Homosexual Law Reform bill, Fran Wilde, about the successful campaign, the opposition to it and the gains made since the law change. 35 years ago, the NZ Government passed a private member bill to remove the prosecution of […]
Music legend Elton John has discussed his mother’s “mild homophobia” that he says “ruined” the celebration of his civil partnership with his husband David Furnish. Elton John made the comments while speaking at YouTube Pride 2021, where he explained that his mother’s (Sheila Farebrother) reaction to his civil partnership in 2005 was “a big shock” […]
This is the first time Queen Latifah has publicly announced she’s in a same-sex relationship. Queen Latifah has apparently ended decades of speculation about her sexuality at the BET awards and acknowledged her rumoured decade long relationship with Eboni Nichols. In the closing remarks of her acceptance speech for a Lifetime Achievement award, Queen Latifah […]
After publicly coming out as bisexual, Irish Professional rugby player Jack Dunne has opened up about his coming out experience, citing homophobic and biphobic language at school as one of the main reasons he stayed in the closet. 22-year-old Dunne, who says he had been open about his sexuality in his personal life for years, […]
Best known for his role in Teen Wolf, Actor Colton Haynes has taken to social media to proudly share an image that as a closeted teen he once tried to erase from existence. Aged just 17 at the time Haynes once featured on the cover of XY magazine. The shirtless photo of Haynes (who was still […]
Pose Star, Angelica Ross has highlighted her disappointment in U.S President Joe Biden, and Vice-President Kamala Harris, accusing the administration of “doing the bare minimum.” Ross’ comments which were made during an interview with PinkNews follow her previous endorsement of Biden just prior to the 2020 Presidential election when she urged the rainbow community to […]
LGBTQ+ icon Graham Norton took over New Zealand’s biggest screen at Eden Park to blend his new range of vintage wine with the kiwis at Invivo. Following 14+ months of video calls on their small laptop screens, Graham Norton and Invivo Co-founders, Tim Lightbourne and Rob Cameron, took over New Zealand’s biggest screen at Eden […]