Day: April 15, 2024

Dick Richards says we shouldn’t be ashamed of our desires and fantasies – they are an important part of who we are. Who doesn’t love the excitement of a casual hook-up? The foreplay of the dirty chats, the tension in our pants when we get sent a dick pic, the build-up of exhilaration as we’re […]

Jessie Lewthwaite has notes for those trying to attract the female gaze (gays). As is common for most busy professional millennials, I end most of my days laying in bed, disassociating by staring at my phone. Currently, my favourite online brain-numbing void is Instagram Reels, because I feel too old for Tiktok, but the short […]

Elijah Luke Michel eyes the proposed curriculum changes to the teaching of gender identity and reflects on the pre-colonial normality of trans identities. Life was very different for indigenous nations around the world prior to the arrival of visitors, who brought with them their religious worldviews, monogamy, binary gender constructs and segregative justice system. The […]

Historian Gareth Watkins checks out dates in April’s past that were significant milestones for the queer community. 28 April 1869 Painter Frances Hodgkins was born in Dunedin. At the time, Dunedin was the most populous city in New Zealand and was home to a vibrant artistic community. Hodgkins first exhibited there in 1890, and five […]

‘The Boy, The Queen & Everything In Between’ creator Ramon Te Wake talks about living authentically as a trans woman in a changing culture and sharing queer stories with evolving audiences. TVNZ’s new local series, ‘The Boy, The Queen & Everything In Between,’ revisits 90’s K road with a gaggle of well-known drag queens and some […]