Category: Opinion
Intersex Aotearoa’s Co-Chair, Dr Rogena Sterling, reflects on the Olympic controversy around the inclusion of boxer Imane Khelif and its impact on all intersex athletes. The Olympics is an event that I look forward to every four years as someone who has participated in sports from a young age. These athletes are at the pinnacle […]
Craig Young is concerned that a flawed UK investigation into trans health care may affect the New Zealand government’s own delayed review. Recently, Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey, announced that the release of the New Zealand review of puberty blocker data had been delayed. Throughout 2023, New Zealand Ministry of Health experts wrote a report […]
Craig Young says ‘With the New Zealand Labour Party, we don’t know how lucky we are. Witness its performance on LGBTQI+ rights, compared to its British and Australian counterparts.’ Unfortunately, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has always been somewhat trailing its British and New Zealand counterparts when it comes to LGBTQI+ equality. This is because […]
Navigating the legal world can often feel daunting and inaccessible, especially for those who aren’t familiar with its intricacies. Whether it’s dealing with personal relationships, property transactions, or planning for the future, the law touches nearly every aspect of our lives. Yet, many people are hesitant to seek legal advice, often due to misconceptions about […]
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has appointed Dr Stephen Rainbow as head of the anti-discrimination Human Rights Commission. Craig Young assesses what the appointment of a centre-right gay man, means for the commission. At sixty-three, Rainbow has had a broad spectrum of political affiliations, starting with Labour in the eighties and the Greens in the nineties, […]
Did you just comment on a thirst trap post that wasn’t even a real person? Artificial Intelligence is changing the world, but Steven Oates is concerned about what AI-generated hotties are doing to our self-esteem. As far back as the early 1950’s, with the widespread publication of ‘Physique’ or ‘Beefcake’ magazines, many gay men have […]
Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jean Keen-Minshull aka Posie Parker has stopped haranguing trans people and now appears to have a new target – gay men involved in surrogate parenthood. Surrogacy has always been a subject of contention. Opinions range from acceptance that it involves a contractual relationship between a surrogate birth mother and sperm donor to have […]
Craig Young takes a closer look at Winston Peters new-found fascination with women’s sports and transgender communities. When it comes to substantive issues relating to trans communities, Winston Peters seems to have limited that to the erasure of the Relationships and Sexuality Curriculum being taught in schools. Beyond that, Peters has chosen more symbolic issues, […]