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The PM tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why sexuality should not be the sole reason anyone chooses their vote, where he personally stands on defining women and men in law, and why he wants rainbow New Zealanders to judge his Government on the bigger picture. Christopher Luxon knows there are rainbow New Zealanders who are […]
The Labour leader tells YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall why he believes New Zealand politics has taken a step backwards for rainbow communities, how he would handle coalition partners and what he wants to change if he returns to power “We’ve seen more overt attacks on the rainbow community, particularly the trans community, which has been […]
Ahead of his New Zealand debut, pro wrestling powerhouse Brian Cage tells Oliver Hall how gay wrestling pioneer Chris Kanyon challenged his perspective, why bodybuilding has an undeniably queer side, and what happened when Steven Spielberg directed him. Brian Cage is a very big man. Known to wrestling fans as ‘The Machine’, the American professional […]
Forty-five minutes from central Wellington, Leilani Sio (they/them) has found a place where they can disappear. They live in a small village on the Kāpiti Coast, close enough to Pōneke for their work at Experience Wellington but far enough away to enjoy a degree of anonymity. The ocean is central to life there. Sio swims […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall discovers that a stay at this architectural wonder is not about how it looks, but how it makes you feel and the ways that can change you About a 30-minute drive from the South Island’s picturesque volcano-rim town of Akaroa sits Annandale in Pigeon Bay (annandale.com). Annandale is a working coastal […]
YOUR EX’s Matt Fistonich Discovers Fire Island Pines, Manhattan Bars, and Brooklyn After Dark From the beautiful isolation of Fire Island Pines to the bars of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s queer dance floors, YOUR EX’s Matt Fistonich discovers that New York offers an LGBTQ+ holiday that moves effortlessly between barefoot relaxation and full-volume nightlife. New York […]
Family Bar founder Wayne Clark tells YOUR EX the Auckland venue will remain open under his licensing arrangements while its current owner appeals a decision declining her liquor licence application Reports that Auckland’s iconic Family Bar could be forced to stop selling alcohol following the rejection of its new owner’s liquor licence application do not […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall discovers a harbour town where independent businesses thrive by championing each other Sitting on the edge of its spectacular harbour, Akaroa has the kind of beauty that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Its Māori history, French colonial influence and position within the dramatic Banks Peninsula landscape give the town […]