Tag: Jessie Lewthwaite
Lesbian In The Wild, Jessie Lewthwaite, goes off the beaten gay path to find Auckland’s alternative queer scene.
Inside a bar I would normally associate with hairy straight men who think basic hygiene is gay, I’m standing waiting for a drag show to start.
The show is best described as androgyny...
Jessie Lewthwaite dreads the inevitable question with an answer that just seems so obvious.
I’m standing in a backyard, pretending to care about what genitals a baby has. As much as I enjoy enforcing gender stereotypes on a child before it’s even born, for some reason, this ‘gender reveal’ party...
In our ever-evolving world, 'Lesbian In The Wild' Jessie Lewthwaite is meeting several new types of queer women, each with their own shiny label. Just don’t try and put that label on her.
Sitting across from my date, I listened diligently as she described the tiny home she would like...
A shocking encounter in a K Road nightclub leaves Jessie Lewthwaite optimistically reflecting on the boldness of 'Zoomers.'
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...
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...
When I was 15, I sat inches from the TV in the family lounge room. The glow from the old CRT monitor lit my face up as I nervously turned the volume down even lower so it was barely audible, even from this distance. With many nervous glances around,...
A gin-fuelled night out leaves Jessie Lewthwaite spotting signs that a girl might be queer. From body language to types of tattoos and placements of piercings, has she mastered the ‘Gaydar’?
I am being a tourist and crawling straight bars with my straight guy friends. I’m very supportive of their...
Do you want to flop it out and measure who is the most gay? Jessie Lewthwaite refuses to rank sexuality and says it’s time we embraced all queer women.
When I was 19, I kissed a boy in my local gay bar for a shot.
In my defence, the patrons had...
