Category: Lifestyle
Global Director of Growing Families Sam Everingham discusses options for gay men wanting to have a child of their own. Many gay couples (and singles) are lucky to locate a local egg donor and surrogate in New Zealand. Sometimes this is the same woman – a process called traditional surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy is fairly popular, […]
Grindr has unveiled its much-anticipated Grindr Unwrapped 2024, offering users a statistical snapshot of preferences and trends within its global community. From the countries with the most tops and bottoms to the most versatile users, the annual summary provides intriguing insights into sexual preferences worldwide. While Spotify Wrapped may be showcasing users’ music habits, Grindr’s […]
Jessie Lewthwaite skewers old-fashioned heteronormative relationship dynamics. Being in a modern millennial queer relationship means certain traditions must be upheld. We must call our dog our ‘furbaby’`, we must drink iced coffees and we must watch TikToks together before bed. This is just our ‘culture’. One night while participating in the TikTok ritual, one popped […]
A significant proportion of LGBTQ+ individuals do not feel welcome at live sporting events, according to research commissioned by LGBTQ+ advocacy group Stonewall. The study highlights ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people when participating in or attending sports. The findings reveal that one in four LGBTQ+ individuals feel unwelcome or unsafe in community sports groups […]
A pool is not only a pleasure, it’s an investment. So make sure yours is kept in tip-top condition with Poolwerx. We hadn’t been looking for a house with a pool. We wanted privacy and views, but when the midday sun hit the pools’ glistening surface at the open home, we were convinced it had […]
Historian Gareth Watkins highlights October dates as significant for our queer communities. 6 October 1874 This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of poet and social worker Ursula Bethell. While she was born in England, Bethell’s parents had previously lived in New Zealand, and by the early 1880s, the family had returned here […]
Lateshift owner/operator Craig Oakley chats to YOUR ex about managing his business through changing times and 35 years of providing a successful community service. Tell us a bit about your background before you became involved in Lateshift. After graduating from Victoria University, I moved to Auckland in 1985. I ran the suit department with Harry […]
Data from 2023 Census highlights nearly 5% of New Zealanders Identify as LGBTIQ+ among a bevy of interesting facts. The first official statistics on gender and sexual identity in New Zealand have been released, showing that 4.9% of the population identifies as part of the LGBTIQ+ community, with bisexual individuals making up the largest proportion. […]