Category: Opinion
The government has partially relented on its proposed blanket discrimination against transgender athletes’ participation in sports. However, Craig Young says the picture isn’t as clear as an outright victory. The New Zealand Herald broke the story with journalist Liam Napier profiling the history of the policy that originated from New Zealand First’s coalition agreement with National, […]
Family First has launched another subsidiary website. This one targets corporate social responsibility and inclusive businesses. Craig Young questions why Family First has launched ‘Woke Up’. To some extent, I suspect Family First has started ‘Woke Up’ to anger people. Family First lost its charitable status several years ago and is annoyed that LGBTQ+ organisations […]
For LGBTQ+ New Zealanders thinking of hoping the pond, Craig Young offers a backgrounder on the history and culture of our nearest neighbour and its differences from us. Firstly the chief difference between AUS and NZ is that Australia is a federal state, consisting of six states and two territories, while New Zealand is a […]
Craig Young reflects on Wellington’s ‘Inflection Point event featuring Posie Parker and questions Destiny Church’s commitment to ‘child protection’. On May 19, “Inflection Point”, a coalition of anti-transgender activists from Australia and New Zealand, engaged in a conference at the Wellington Convention Centre across the way from Te Papa. Thanks to Joel MacManus, a  Spinoff journalist who […]
As the months pass, it seems that nothing will be able to save the ailing British Conservative Party from the final coupe de grace that the forthcoming British General Election will administer. Craig Young recounts how did got this bad and how much LGBTQ+ rights have had to do with it. In 2010, the British […]
Predictably, Brian Tamaki’s grandstanding against drag queen story times and rainbow crossings has died down, so he’s trying a new anti-trans tactic instead, says Craig Young. This suggests that Tamaki is fixated on public performance of anti-LGBTQI+ misbehaviour but has no real strategy to follow through once he has done so. Sunita Torrance and Daniel […]
Is it time to mourn the end of a gay happily ever after, or are you just too fussy? Dick Richards has the answers. The gay dating scene is dead. Gay guys just want to fuck. The gay dating pool is too small. I’m sure you’ve heard these statements before or even said it yourself, […]
It’s a hook up without the adrenaline. Dick Richards looks at how we can rewire our sexual habits to keep us cumming back for more. To think it’s just a physical action where we experience a mind-blowing orgasm is to diminish the power of sex because it’s so much more than that. It’s not just […]