Category: Lifestyle
Belinda Nash charts the rise of Nopesisters Clothing—a success born from tragedy. Wellington sisters Britt and Johanna Cosgrove’s journey into fashion is personal. The pair unknowingly launched a movement, first designing the ‘Mastectotee’ as a breast cancer fundraiser in 2016 inspired by their mother, which led to its ‘NOPE’ and ‘NOPE for HOPE’ tees, tragically […]
From competing on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) to winning Mr Gay World, Jordan Bruno talks to express about battling body shaming and waiting for Mr Right. Jordan Bruno found fame on the TV series MKR making it to the semi-finals with his mum Anna. Since the show, he has released an e-cookbook The Gay Chef, available free […]
A new weekend-long Auckland festival will celebrate and support LGBTQI+ Maori. Ahurei Matariki Takatapui is a weekend of events designed specifically by and for LGBTQI+ Mãori, their whãnau, and allies— with Takatãpui being a reclaimed term to embrace all Mãori who identify with diverse sexes, genders and sexualities. Running from July 19-21 with a weekend […]
Reem Wasay speaks to Damien Rule-Neal, a member of the Positive Speakers’ Bureau, a unique initiative that empowers people living with HIV to eliminate the many stigmas that still exist by the simple power of telling their stories. Living with dignity and pride, making an impact by telling personal stories and changing the draconian attitudes […]
There is a common debate that comes out in support of the notion that gay relationships are easier than straight ones. The usual argument is that we are both guys, which means we know how the other works, both physically and intellectually. It is stereotypically believed that any gay relationship is going to start with […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q. I’m in a bit of a predicament. I met a guy at a gay bar in Wellington last month and we hooked up that night. He seemed familiar but I figured I’d seen him on a dating site or something so didn’t think much […]
Mark Fisher, Manager of Body Positive explains. I’ve been doing some outreach on the hook-up Apps lately and there have been a lot of questions about PrEP, Undetectable and condom use. There has been a lot of media around these but it’s usually in isolation and not how they work together. Technically it’s known as […]
Tim Owen gives us an essential guide on using social/dating apps and helps analyse why they are popular and what you can expect to see. “Why are you getting emails from SinglesAroundMe?” Oops. Did I maybe forget to tell Ben that I am writing a piece on gay dating apps? It was 6 am on […]