Category: Opinion

Blaise Clotworthy discusses his experiences around mental health and sexuality, and why he is taking part in the NZAF’s ‘Sweat With Pride’.   One in five Rainbow youth in Aotearoa have attempted suicide. I was one of them, and I’d like to share my story with you. I realised I was gay when I was 12 […]

New Zealand must be honest about its racist attitudes in order to heal wounds, says Taranaki-based American author and activist Sonya Renee Taylor. “Aotearoa is not a utopia of racial harmony. All places that are active in colonisation are active in white supremacy,” says Taylor, who has been living in New Zealand since 2017 on […]

As the writer who brought magic to his childhood once again degrades our transgender community, Ted Greensmith examines her hurtful words and is reminded of one of her most poignant lines: “It is our choices … that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” For any fan who is deeply immersed in […]

Auckland Playwright ‘Dick Richards’ examines how growing up gay affects his dating life and being open to love.   Last year I met a guy on Tinder and I fell ass overhead. Or is it head over ass? Either way, my ass was up for him, and I was in love. He ticked all my […]

Levi Joule reflects on the 15 year anniversary of Civil Unions and why it is important to celebrate what this once unequal compromise achieved for our community. This week marks the 15-year anniversary of Civil Unions becoming available in New Zealand. While the legalisation for civil unions was passed in 2004, they would not come […]

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 […]