Category: Opinion
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems: My partner is a lovely man, but he isn’t affectionate. He never hugs, cuddles, or shows affection because he never received it from his parents, especially his mother. I am warm and affectionate by nature, which is what I think attracted him to […]
Peter Thiel – a gay New Zealand citizen not wanted here. Peter Thiel is a gay American/German/New Zealander, 49, who co-founded PayPal, sold it to eBay in 2002, and was the first outside investor in Facebook. He has since sold some of his shareholding and is now worth an estimated US$3.7billion. No crime in being […]
On March 26 this year, young protestors (Putin’s children) took to the streets in some 80 towns in Russia. Anger at the greed of the ruling classes, the technocrats and the military hierarchy who have enriched themselves under Putin’s rule motivated the protestors but also, resentment that the world is changing around them and […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems: I’m worried about my boyfriend. Recently made redundant, he has become unmotivated and needy. He sleeps in, watches Netflix all day, and calls me numerous times at work when lonely or bored, which angers my boss. I also spend my lunch breaks job-hunting […]
Feeling not only ashamed, but also confused, I cleared my Internet browsing history to keep the content of what I was looking at a secret. I crouched under the evergreen branches and made my way to the centre of the tree. This is where my friends and I would gather at recess. I lost my […]
There’s more of a script for sex between cis and/or straight people than for people from Rainbow communities. That makes talking about consent super important for us. If you want one word to describe consent it’s yes. Yes, this is what I want, and I want it now, with you. Consent means sharing responsibility for […]
When one thinks about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also commonly referred to as domestic violence, the image that most people assume is one of a heterosexual man abusing a woman. This stereotype is perpetuated by public awareness campaigns about IPV. What seems to go under the radar is the abuse of the elderly by their […]
Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems: I’m in an open relationship with my partner. I have another boyfriend and we see each other weekly, and practice safe sex. My partner, however, has numerous bed-buddies (which is fine) but he sometimes he forgets to wear protection. Three times in the […]