Category: Opinion

Apr 02
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q.  My partner of 6 years was born biologically male but has recently come out as Transgender, thus we have been known as a ‘heterosexual’ couple, and now we are lesbian. I love her for who she is, but feminist friends of ours have suddenly […]

Apr 01
The Vanishing Act

The Vanishing Act by Jen Shieff The author Jen Shieff, is gay and lives in Turangi with her partner. She is a former English teacher, AUT lecturer, Govt analyst and owner of a fly-fishing lodge. Jen is now a full-time crime writer. In her second book The Vanishing Act she writes a spicy tale of intrigue […]

Mar 20
Book Review: Charlie by Elton Justice

This is a tale of a young gay Scottish man who moves to countries unspecified in Asia and finds he is being persecuted, he claims, because of a Facebook message he uttered about a leader “He is an elected dictator”. The primary problem with this book, which is presumably published by the author himself, is […]

Mar 12
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q. I had my first threesome last weekend after my boyfriend suggested we pick up a girl at the bar. I’m 23 and straight, and have never thought of women in a sexual way before so I was surprised that I enjoyed it so much! […]

Mar 02
Pride (In the name of love)

Bono wrote the lyrics to Pride for Martin Luther King, but the title accurately captures the ethos of LGBT+ pride; engendering love and acceptance over bigotry and hatred. Coming out late, my relationship with the Pride event hasn’t been any easier than my misguided relationship with the mother of my children. Ironically though, that is […]

Feb 04
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q  My girlfriend is obsessed with [a well-known celebrity], has almost every collectable item they’ve sold, and talks about her any chance she can. This was cute at first, but now I’m seriously worried about her. She not only copies her clothing and hairstyle, she’s started […]

Jan 23
Part Two: Rainbow Pasefika: We Exist, We Belong

On Saturday, January 20th, a Rainbow Pasefika stall was held as part of the Wellington Pasifika Festival. Led by DJ PANDA 44 Productions and supported by local community, the event was the first of its kind. Those who attended helped to create the ‘world’s longest rainbow lei’ which they presented on stage in front of […]

Jan 22
Part One: Rainbow Pasefika: We Exist, We Belong

On Saturday, January 20th, a Rainbow Pasefika stall was held as part of the Wellington Pasifika Festival. Led by DJ PANDA 44 Productions and supported by local community, the event was the first of its kind. Those who attended helped to create the ‘world’s longest rainbow lei’ which they presented on stage in front of […]