Category: Lifestyle

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 […]

Feb 14
NZ Shortlisted for Best LGBT+ Destination

Australia’s LGBT+ Awards have shortlisted New Zealand as ‘Travel Destination of the Year’, recognising how LGBT+-friendly we are. This comes as little surprise to we Kiwis, especially with the great turnouts at Auckland Pride events these past few days. Rene de Monchy, the director PR, trade and major events for Tourism New Zealand , says […]

Feb 13
Gigi Gorgeous Breaks Ground as Cosmetics Ambassador

In the latest round of cosmetics representative picks, Revlon has decided to go follow the crowd and go after influencers. One of these is Gigi Gorgeous, a lesbian trans woman who has over 2.2 million Instagram followers and almost 2.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel. She is the first trans ambassador for Revlon, and […]

Feb 10
Research Reveals LGBT+ Community Less Comfortable Holding Hands

ANZ have commissioned research exploring the simple act of holding hands in public and how it effects our community. The research was launched today following the lead-up to the Auckland and Wellington Pride Festivals.  The research shows New Zealand’s LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community is more than twice as likely (39%) than […]