Category: Lifestyle

Jun 04
Medals Galore for Gay Auckland Swim Team

Team Auckland Master Swimmers’ Christopher Preston tells express about the team’s success at this year’s International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships. The first Gay Games – held in Los Angeles in 1982 – proved to be so much fun the Americans decided to do it annually. It birthed the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships […]

Jun 04
Playing Safe Post-Lockdown

After weeks of self-isolation, we’re all adjusting into our new routines. But physical distancing is still a priority for reducing transmissions of COVID-19 – so how does that affect our sex lives? Ending HIV examines. Ending HIV have put together their top tips for playing safe in this unprecedented time! We can’t pick and choose […]

May 25
New Bi-Monthly Drug Could Be More Effective Than PrEP

A global three-year study has successfully shown that a long-acting injectable drug dosed every two months can be more effective than the daily PrEP. Worldwide HIV medical specialist company ViiV Healthcare today announced an interim analysis of the HIV Prevention Trials Network that has been evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational, long-acting, injectable cabotegravir […]

May 05
Sex in the age of Coronavirus

In a time of physical distancing, Body Positive’s Mark Fisher asks what is the future for casual sex, sex on-site premises and people engaged in sex work? Physical isolation is the new normal as restrictions due to COVID continue. Walking outside or sharing a bench are considered dangerous and hugging or kissing as a form […]

Apr 17
Unsafe & Unstable Homes During Lockdown

Being left without a home, or in an unsafe one during a global crisis is not an ideal situation – but for a lot of queer, gender-diverse & intersex people in Aotearoa, this is the reality. RainbowYOUTH talks to Express about queer housing struggles in a time of pandemic. Around the world, we have data […]

Apr 15
Daniel’s Top Ten Queer Lockdown Reads

Passionate bookseller and lover of queer literature, Daniel Devenney gives us the best books that he couldn’t survive self-isolation without.  Greetings to all my fellow queers and allies in self-isolation. Are you feeling restless or in need of a positivity boost? These books may be the answer. At a time when we need to come […]

Apr 03
Kiwis Surviving Self-Isolation: Chris Parker

Thanks to Zoom, Comedian and Male Gayz co-host Chris Parker has never connected as much with his friends, and like Dua Lipa, is enjoying getting ‘physical’! Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to keep your mental health in check? I have […]

Mar 31
The Rainbow Community In Level 4 Lockdown: Stu Pearce

RNZAF Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Stu Pearce tells us how his Defence Force training has helped him to stay positive during lockdown and his top tips for maintaining good mental health in challenging times. Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to […]