Category: Opinion
NZ Falcons player Karl Wilshier says it’s time we start pushing ourselves forward in the scrum. I’ve had a complicated relationship with rugby as both a queer man and a player. These days I am as quick to be passionate about opportunities for inclusion in this sport as I am angry when the news highlights a […]
Brian Tamaki’s PR stunt was an epic fail for both him and his new-found LGBT allies, writes Levi Joule. I’ll admit that when I arrived at Destiny Church’s HQ in South Auckland on Saturday night to cover Brian Tamaki’s anticipated apology to the gay community, I did so with a high level of cynicism. […]
Levi Joule on Pete Buttigieg’s historic run for the US Presidency and why he might succeed. The problem with trying to understand American politics in this country is the sad reality that most Kiwis don’t have any real clue. There are those who think watching The Daily Show makes them experts yet pick a major […]
Aatir Zaidi manages Equasian, an LGBTI+ organisation for people of Asian descent. He shares his experience of being an openly gay Muslim man living in New Zealand. I am tired of being asked to give an opinion on acts of terrorism. Whenever there is an individual involved in the terrorist act in the name of […]
Dion Skinner wants to see more public affection displayed by LGBT couples this Christmas, and all year round. Coming out into the Auckland scene only three years ago, I realise I’m yet to see it all. One thing I haven’t seen much of Public Displays of Affection (PDAs) between LGBT couples. Anywhere. Currently, I work […]
The uniformed police ban was phase one in a campaign to sabotage the Auckland Pride parade as we know it. For the past six years, New Zealanders from across the LGBT spectrum have gathered along Ponsonby Road in February to celebrate our community and our achievements. It’s been a celebration of the right to be […]
Yesterday it was Westpac, today it’s Vodafone – as supporters flee the Auckland Pride Parade; Michael Stevens surveys the damage and explains why the Pride Board have gotten this so wrong. Sometimes people talk about the Rainbow Community as if we are one, but the current anger and distress at the Pride Board’s decisions around […]
Codee MacDonald believes the Pride Board are trying to protect the most marginalised and vulnerable in our community and feels we should all be united with them. On the 9th of November, The Auckland Pride Board announced the decision that they would be banning NZ Police/Corrections from wearing their uniform while walking in the Auckland […]