Category: Opinion
Dick Richards returns to Your Ex to extract the realities of relationships out of the heavily filtered lives of ‘happy’ Instagram couples. Whatever situation we’re in, whether it be single or in a relationship, we can always see the greener grass. But nowadays, people’s grass is severely filtered through social media or a bit tongue. […]
Jessie Lewthwaite dreads the inevitable question with an answer that just seems so obvious. I’m standing in a backyard, pretending to care about what genitals a baby has. As much as I enjoy enforcing gender stereotypes on a child before it’s even born, for some reason, this ‘gender reveal’ party hasn’t put me in the […]
James Wallace was the millionaire businessman fighting for name suppression and claiming his innocence. Despite his many contributions to the Arts, James Wallace will be remembered for his multiple assault convictions. He’s a nasty, entitled piece of work, and the men who took him to court deserve nothing but our admiration. It must have been […]
George Fowler, aka Drag King Hugo Grrrl, spots the transphobia at the centre of recent anti-drag sentiment and implores parents to take their kids to age-appropriate drag shows. Kids love drag. It’s glittery, cartoonish, colourful, and deeply silly. You couldn’t make an art form more perfect for young audiences if you tried. In fact, drag […]
A shocking encounter in a K Road nightclub leaves Jessie Lewthwaite optimistically reflecting on the boldness of ‘Zoomers.’ Some friends and I went out dancing at one of K Road’s queer nightclubs. I was pretty quickly approached by a cute girl who started dancing with me. I couldn’t help but think how young she looked. From […]
Former Mr Bear NZ, Matt Holster, channels his inner Sex & The City-era Carrie Bradshaw to discuss his experiences with open relationships. In this day and age, with a continual focus on openness, diversity, inclusion and self-authenticity, I find myself wondering: “Is an open relationship status just the ‘flexitarian’* of the relationship’s preference?” And with […]
Michael Stevens examines the headlines made by Phillip Schofield’s affair and sees the homophobia and ageism adding up. Phillip Schofield was vaguely on the periphery of my radar as a former Kiwi, now English, TV personality who had recently come out in his late 50s. His career is now shattered because he lied about having […]
Jack Mould says Queer Safety on public transport will be an important tool for tackling climate change. They say the gays lead the way. If the queer community embrace a trend, it will soon become mainstream. So what better community of primarily urban dwellers for the government to target for increasing public transport use. That’s […]