Category: Lifestyle

Mar 16
RuPaul Announces That He’s Already Married

Surprise! Earlier today, Emmy Award–winner RuPaul announced that he is already married to his partner of 23 years, Georges LeBar. The RuPaul’s Drag Race host shared the news on Hollywood Today Live, after host Ross Matthews asked whether they would ever tie the knot. “You know what? I don’t think I’ve ever said this on […]

Mar 15
Grindr Releases Raunchy ‘Gaymoji’

Emoji enthusiasts, I feel ya. The day that new emoji grace my phone keyboard… it’s a special occasion. For me, the avocado emoji was life changing, and can we talk about the mini David Bowie?!  To be honest, it’s hard for me to imagine life without emoji now. Without the little smiley fella, how would I press a point without seeming […]

Mar 10
Registrations have opened for InsideOUT’s annual Shifthui.

 InsideOUT runs national and regional hui for young people all around New Zealand to come together, connect, have fun, take part in workshops and activities and work together to contribute to making Aotearoa a safer place for all young people.  Shift is the national hui (gathering) for young people who are of minority sexes, sexualities […]

Mar 09
Casual Misogyny in Gay Men

Article by Nico Lang, NewNowNext.com A few weeks ago an old friend reached out to me on Facebook with a problem: Anna (not her real name) works at a high-end cosmetics store, where she regularly interacts with gay male customers, many of whom are buying eyeshadow or blush for their latest drag look. A customer […]

Mar 02
So Yong Kim’s Lesbian Lovesong

Riley Keough and Jena Malone star in So Yong Kim’s delicate heartbreaker, Lovesong. The duo play best friends who are unable to verbally express their true love for one another. And we’re not just talking about any kind of love here, it’s a hot deep-rooted ‘I want to rip your clothes of’ kind of love. […]

Mar 02
March: Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems: I am devastated. My girlfriend of seven months has been cheating on me… with my ex! I had heard a rumour through a mutual friend but thought it couldn’t be possible as it was my ex who introduced me to my current girlfriend. […]

Feb 24
Queer Men in Australia Share Experiences With ‘Ice’ in New Resource

Article: Star Observer The Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) has launched ‘Be-Longing for It’, an online resource encouraging gay, bisexual, and queer men to talk about taking care of themselves and each other when it comes to methamphetamine or ‘ice’ use, sex, and intimacy. The resource is based on an exhibition that was held during the […]

Feb 15
French Vogue Has Its First Trans Model Cover

After being introduced to Valentina Sampaio’s work by her assistant, French Vogue‘s editor in chief, Emmanuelle Alt, was hooked. Alt always intended for the March 2017 issue to feature a trans model on Vogue‘s cover, and the honours have gone to a model who, as Alt describes in her editorial, “[has] beauty striking enough to stun on […]