Category: Opinion
Jessie Lewthwaite gives her top money-saving tips for women who love women (WLW). Recently, when I was out at a queer event, I made sure to take a glass of wine with a nice, heavy pour. I grabbed one much the same for my friend and went back to where she was standing. I was […]
Elijah Luke Michel returns to YOUR ex to voice key concerns from the trans community about what the new government means for their wellbeing. I voted National once, when I turned 18. I had no idea about politics or political parties, but a family member insisted I voted and that I voted blue. Once I […]
Do you know what your red flags are? Dick Richards remembers back to some of his worst dates and how they helped him realise what he did and didn’t want. I was hanging out with a friend last week, and she was telling me her dating woes. It took me back to some awkward times […]
With today’s press conference suggesting sexuality and gender identity will no longer be taught in schools, Craig Young wonders if the National/ACT/New Zealand First coalition will be a single-term government? As Josie Pagani noted in a recent Stuff opinion piece globally, centre-right governments are on the retreat. The British Conservative government is doomed. Its recent […]
Jessie Lewthwaite has dating app recommendations for those lucky enough to be ‘new in town.’ I’m lying on my couch, phone in hand, gin in the other, scrolling lazily through a dating app. I have my video game paused in the background as I actually take time to read girls’ profiles, being only one gin-deep. […]
Craig Young questions our legal system’s response to drug and alcohol-fuelled crime and asks whether enough detox and rehab programmes are being funded. My friend Stan Waipouri (1968-2006) didn’t make it to forty. He was murdered by two polydrug users, Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling, who were sentenced to imprisonment for his homicide. The […]
Craig Young believes we are starting to see the legislative and judicial inclusion of people in non-monogamous relationships in New Zealand. Content warning: This article describes references to sexual assault. The Health and Disability Commission has just named a counsellor involved in an unsatisfactory and disrespectful attitude toward a woman in a polyamorous […]
Sam Smith used their platform to promote body positivity and battle kink-shaming, all while showcasing the best voice in pop music. Ignore the reviews saying Sam Smith’s Gloria The Tour was a concert full of sex and shock factor. No actual sex took place on stage and there was very little to shock unless you’ve […]