Category: Opinion

Craig Young reflects on recent attacks on gay men in Christchurch using the hook-up app Grindr. In Christchurch, a recent trial disclosed that a group of Christchurch teenagers have been using the gay/bi/MSM hookup app Grindr to target gay men. The teenagers used the app to lure local gay male users of the app to […]

Craig Young shudders at yet another attempt at relevancy from Brian Tamaki. If you thought Brian Tamaki was being far too quiet, unfortunately, it seems he didn’t take the hint when his latest Freedoms New Zealand puppet party bombed at the polls. The “Bishop of Bling” is planning a national march next month, on March 5, […]

Fresh from Valentine’s gaudy pink and red glow, Elijah Luke Michel explores the complexities of finding romance as a transgender person. It’s that delightful time again! Of love, romance and far-reaching fairy tales. Sappy dramas, red roses, and clickbait for commercialism, along with a proverbial kick in the teeth for those in unhappy relationships and […]

Craig Young questions how Aotearoa should react to a second Trump win and the impact of Rainbow communities worldwide. If Donald Trump wins the next US federal election later this year, Aotearoa/New Zealand needs to start thinking seriously about its future foreign policy. The United States itself may not survive much longer as a coherent […]

Tom Naves from Body Positive highlights the importance of sexual health, especially during Pride season in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In February, we celebrate our resilience and pride in belonging to Aotearoa’s colourful and diverse rainbow community. This Pride Month, we want to ensure we are as festive as we are conscious of our sexual health. […]

Chloe Swarbrick, the openly bisexual Auckland Central MP, is the front-runner to become the Green Party’s new co-leader. Craig Young examines what the youngest co-leader of the Greens could mean for the party’s success.  At the last general election, the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand became the third largest party in New Zealand politics. […]

Craig Young delves into the government’s removal of the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum from our schools. In order to critically debate the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum, it is necessary to delve into its origins and the evidence behind its introduction. There is a reason for this. If there is indeed corroborative evidence about […]

Craig Young says The ACT Party needs to abandon its current ruminations about the abolition of the Human Rights Commission. Even if it isn’t abolished, nor should its neutrality be compromised. When it came to the Commission, established in 1977 under the Muldoon administration, its abilities and scope were circumscribed. It took sixteen years to […]