Category: Opinion
Covid 19 has given Michael Stevens and many gay men a familiar feeling; one they never hoped they would have to experience again. I’ve already lived through one plague that killed so many friends and pretty much upended the world we’d built and taken for granted. I didn’t think I’d have to do this twice […]
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, New Zealand’s own Geovana Peres tells express about sharing her bubble with her cats and using the time to focus and meditate. Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to keep your […]
Auckland Playwright ‘Dick Richards’ says it’s time to stop staring at your black mirror and embrace your butterflies. Dating is a war zone. We’ve all got bullet wounds, and some of us are still bleeding from our last relationship. Unless you want to be a walking island, dating is something we must do. But how […]
Ramon Te Wake compares our mental health to a relationship, one that has to be worked on every day to ensure its health and happiness. Depressed? Get used to it! No seriously, get used to it. Cause it’s not going anywhere, anytime, soon. You might think that’s cruel, even disrespectful, but getting to know its […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Michel is here to help with your queer issues. This month he tackles a light-fingered lover and explaining a parent’s transition to your grandchildren. I helped my new girlfriend get a job at the retail outlet I manage and the other day when going over security footage I was dismayed to see […]
In a recent interview, gay pop pioneer Boy George’s referred to non-binary pronouns as modern-day attention-seeking. Poet Essa May Ranapiri says that this attitude is indicative of a wider problem. Cis insecurity has destroyed the conversation about us. Respecting people’s pronouns is the least you can do, but it is not a big thing. It […]
Our annual celebration of all things LGBTIQ+ is here! Ramon Te Wake examines the power of words, kind and otherwise, during Pride. With Pride set to burst around the corner like a heatwave on heat, it’s energy presents a polarizing time for the LGBTIQ+ communities. Just as the acronym is ever-evolving so is the seeming […]
The Conversion Therapy Action Group’s Harry Robson urges all New Zealander’s to take action to get the damaging practise outlawed. Conversion therapy is an issue which matters for all New Zealanders. If we cannot ensure our vulnerable and youth are not preyed upon by those filled with hate and malice then it is conceited of […]