Rainbow Tick clients say they are left waiting months to get replies from the organisation. “They probably realise they can treat us poorly because it’s such a bad look for us to leave,” a corporation paying RT thousands tells us. Since publishing an expose on the Rainbow Tick (RT) back in January, express has been […]
Some friends and I went out dancing at one of K Road’s queer nightclubs. I was pretty quickly approached by a cute girl who started dancing with me. I couldn’t help but think how young she looked. From her non-ironic low-rise flared jeans and crop top, I could tell she wasn’t a millennial, as the […]
Anita Wigl’it is thus far the only Drag Race Down Under Queen to compete in the Drag Race franchise for a second time.* She is also the only queen in Drag Race herstory to win Miss Congeniality twice! Sadly her time on Drag Race Canada Vs The World was full of disappointments as Anita struggled […]
On Monday 30 January, Campbell Johnstone, who played for our national rugby team in 2005, became the first ever All Black to publicly come out as gay, making headlines around the world. A week later he caught up with Oliver Hall to discuss the impact of his announcement and where rugby goes from here. What’s […]
With more rain predicted for Sunday 12 February. The Big Gay Out has been postponed until Sunday 12 March. Joe Rich, the Chief Executive of Big Gay Out’s organiser, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa exclusively tells express: “Following the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa requested Auckland Council inspect Coyle Park and advise whether it is […]
Brave Drag Race Canada Vs The World star Anita Wigl’it talks to Oliver Hall about how surviving sexual assault changed her life, standing up for herself and taking her attacker to court. Anita Wigl’it is on top of the world in 2023. She has just exhibited at DragCon UK earlier this month after completing a […]
Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race features the largest cast in the show’s history, with sixteen queens competing and the largest cash prize, with the winner earning $200,000. Season 15 is also the first season to feature biological relatives, twins Sugar and Spice. Series judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews returned, and Ts Madison, who had previously appeared […]
“It was heartbreaking to have to close and not being able to provide our safe space for our queer whānau to party,” Ivy Bar owner Steven Mawhinney tells express. Cuba Street institution Ivy Bar & Cabaret was forced to close at 11pm on New Year’s Ever due to flooding. Following another tough year for the hospitality industry, […]