Tag: michael stevens
All of Us Strangers sparks an argument that Michael Stevens is keen to debate.
The gay film All of Us Strangers has been a hit this summer. With two beautiful, talented men in the lead, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, it’s not hard to see why.
It’s a beautiful, mysterious and...
What does James Wallace’s early release say about the legal system’s view of male sexual assault survivors? Asks Michael Stevens.
James Wallace, the sex offender and disgraced former knight, is being released from
prison early after a Parole Board hearing. He had earlier applied for parole in September.
but it appears they...
Did you know that since same-sex marriage became legal in New Zealand, only 2% of all Kiwi marriages have been same-sex, and our divorce rate is higher than straight couples? Michael Stevens ponders why.
I’m married, as are a number of my lesbian and gay friends, but many are happy...
Posie Parker is no-longer returning to NZ but some of her supporters still plan to protest at the court hearing of Eli Rubashkyn, Michael Stevens asks when is a protest worth it, and when does it just throw petrol on a fire?
That’s a question that activists sometimes have to...
James Wallace was the millionaire businessman fighting for name suppression and claiming his innocence. Despite his many contributions to the Arts, James Wallace will be remembered for his multiple assault convictions.
He’s a nasty, entitled piece of work, and the men who took him to court deserve nothing but our...
Michael Stevens examines the headlines made by Phillip Schofield’s affair and sees the homophobia and ageism adding up.
Phillip Schofield was vaguely on the periphery of my radar as a former Kiwi, now English, TV personality who had recently come out in his late 50s.
His career is now shattered because...
Inspired by the opening of Auckland’s Heaven Nightclub, Michael Stevens remembers the thrill of going out on the gay scene.
What was the first queer club you went to? Mine was the Aquarius on Fort Street in 1979, which became The Staircase. I still have friends from those days.
Our clubs...
"We are everywhere" was one of the first slogans I recall seeing from the Gay Liberation Movement. It serves as a reminder of our existence, which has been constant throughout history. People from all walks of life, including truck drivers, lawyers, retail workers, politicians, the unemployed, the wealthy, the...
