Category: Lifestyle
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall talks to Body Positive Executive Director Mark Fisher about the organisation’s new sexual health clinic, Test’n’Treat, and how this community-first model is changing healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s a sunny Thursday afternoon on Karangahape Road, and you’ve just turned onto Poynton Terrace to walk into a sexual health clinic. But […]
New research from ILGA World has revealed that only 1 in 5 countries globally have laws that explicitly protect LGBTI+ students from bullying in schools — leaving the vast majority of queer and gender-diverse youth vulnerable to harassment, abuse, and systemic neglect. According to ILGA’s latest data, just six countries — Andorra, Finland, Greece, the […]
DJ Winner Mick, aka Mick Whitty, is known to community members for his sets at URGE parties, but recently he swapped the decks for boxing gloves. He tells YOUR EX about his physical and mental journey to stepping in the squared circle. When Wellington’s DJ Winner Mick — known off the decks as Mick Whitty […]
Organisers of the Olympic Games are reportedly moving towards enforcing a comprehensive ban on transgender women from competing in women’s events. According to reports from Sky News and other outlets, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is contemplating changes that would mirror recent policy shifts by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which have effectively barred […]
Apple has removed two of China’s most popular gay dating apps—Blued and Finka—from its App Store in the country, following a directive from China’s top internet regulator. According to a report by Wired, the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the tech giant to pull both apps, which cater to the LGBTQ+ community and are widely […]
Dr Mataroria Lyndon answers your health-related questions. What mental health support is available through Tend for LGBTQ+ people experiencing anxiety, depression, or minority stress? I know that for many in our LGBTQ+ whānau, life can sometimes feel overwhelming — whether it’s anxiety, depression, or the added strain of minority stress. It’s not always easy to […]
Manchester United has suspended a supporter from attending home and away matches for three years after he used a homophobic slur online. It is believed to be one of the most serious disciplinary actions taken by a professional football club in England against one of its own fans for online abuse. The incident stems from […]
Jon Reyes, the newest member of the San Francisco 49ers’ Gold Rush cheerleading squad, has a message for the haters: “I’m on the field. So bye, gurl!” Reyes, proudly gay and in his first season cheering in the NFL, is breaking barriers and living his lifelong dream. Speaking to Outsports, Reyes opened up about his […]