Category: Lifestyle
Historian Gareth Watkins explores April stories from Aotearoa’s queer past. 30 April 1886 Australian-born Amy Bock received her first of many convictions in New Zealand. An early newspaper report described Bock as having a “perfect mania for what she called ‘shopping’ which consisted of ordering goods she did not require and could not pay for.” […]
Dick Richards aims his lens at gay couples who look like twins and asks if this phenomenon is narcissistic or natural? Self-love, I’ve talked about it many times. Under its umbrella are many things, like eating better, going to sleep at a decent hour, exercise, positive self-talk, loving your body, therapy, socialising, stretching, respecting yourself, […]
Body Positive Executive Director Mark Fisher has called on the government to include People living with the HIV on the priority list as they currently are in Australia. “We have reached out to the Ministers of Health and the COVID response teams, but have had no response thus far, beyond a recognition of receipt. With […]
express’ Matt Fistonich meets Jaguar’s all-new F-PACE SUV and discovers sports car performance in a luxurious and stylish SUV. With all the bite you expect from a Jaguar, can he tame this beast or will it bring out his inner animal? It’s a stunning warm summer’s day in Auckland when I first lay my eyes […]
Bear. Twink. Daddy. Jock. Guy Next Door. The gay dating scene is loaded with labels but Dick Richards thinks categorising ourselves according to body-type and sexual preference is a dangerous and damaging stereotype. When it comes to labels, us gays know what’s hot and what’s not. Usually, you can trust a gay man to know […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores significant March dates in Aotearoa’s queer past, to see what March has given us. 10 March 1953 Activist and counsellor Mani Bruce Mitchell was born in Mount Eden, Auckland. Identified (inaccurately) as hermaphrodite at birth, Mitchell was subjected to non-consensual normalising genital surgeries as a child, and sexual abuse – which […]
Just the two of you under the stars with some of the country’s most beautiful scenery, cleanest air and sunniest weather surrounding you. We have your post-Valentine’s travel plans sorted! One of the big lessons 2020 taught us is: don’t leave things on your bucket list too long. For over a decade I had wanted […]
Was one of your new year’s resolutions to meet new people? Or to lose a few kilos? What better way to do both than to join a local sports team! Checkout some of Wellington’s rainbow and inclusive sports clubs here. Richter City Roller Derby Established in 2007, Richter City Roller Derby (RCRD) is Wellington’s flat-track […]