Tag: michael stevens
Michael Stevens reflects on ageism in the Rainbow community and asks, ‘where is the support for older queers?’
Last month, the first retirement community specifically for LGBTQ+ seniors opened in London. There are a few in other big cities; Berlin has had one since 2008.
I doubt we’ll ever see one...
As the dust settles on Pride Month, Michael Stevens investigates the parent company of Auckland Pride’s principal partner and believes they have teamed up with a bad cookie.
In November 2022, Auckland Pride announced that Oreo had become a “principal partner” for the 2023 festival.
Oreo is owned by Modelez International,...
The Rainbow Tick will celebrate its tenth birthday next month, but for many it’s not a milestone worth celebrating. Express talks to former staff members and the programme’s founder, to find out what’s gone wrong.
Launched with much fanfare at Auckland Pride in 2013, Rainbow Tick will celebrate 10 years...
Michael Stevens questions, who are our allies, and how much space should we give them in our organisations and our world?
It used to be fairly clear-cut, who belonged in our 'community’ and who didn’t when it was pretty much just the Gay and Lesbian community. We always had friends...
What does it mean when a stranger shouts the f-word at a queer person in the street? Michael Stevens examines the impact.
“Ya stupid faggot!” he shouted through the van window as I was walking our dog a few weeks ago.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been yelled at...
All cultures have an idea of what physical beauty is. They place value on it, and conversely on what ugly and unattractive are. Deep down how many gay men think they are actually beautiful or good enough? Michael Stevens discusses the freedom he found by finally shaking off society’s...
As URGE Events make a welcome return to Auckland on Saturday 11 June, Michael Stevens looks back to the K Road bar that created a community.
It often seems to me we queers use the word “community” in the hope that by doing so, we create one. We are not...
The answer seems obvious, but as the same names begin to appear on the boards of every queer organization Michael Stevens fears a stale monoculture is taking over, one that fails to celebrate when real change is achieved.
Surely those of us who are or have been activists, are working...
