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Pink Shirt Day
May 22 marks the annual event that is Pink Shirt Day. The day has been established and is celebrated in many countries around the world,...

Signing Off – As Mr. Gay New Zealand 2016 – Bernard...

Bernard Lee
Last year, aside from turning 30 and celebrating it by getting myself a kirituhi or a tattoo, I had the amazing opportunity to be Mr....

Acceptance Within the Diverse Gay Community

Tiwhanawhana had a noho marae at Te Heke Mai Raro ki te Hongoeka Marae, Plimmerton Porirua, Wellington during the Hongoeka Summer Festival. Bernard (Far right) - supplied
Let’s address the elephant in the room. I’m Asian, an islander from Borneo and a Wellingtonian. While gay men of European and Māori descent now...

Principal Partner for Mr Gay New Zealand 2015 Named

Matt Fistonich
In a coup for Matt Fistonich's attempts to win the Mr Gay World title in South Africa at the end of the month, leading...

Do You Feel Like You’re At A Party That You Haven’t...

Eighteen-year-old Mike interviewing Carl Greenwood at Out in the Square 2010.
In February of 2009, I turned eighteen and decided that the best way to celebrate was to do all of the things I was...

Growing up ME: Stereotypes and Coming Out

Jerome Smith
Life wasn’t as easy as people made it out to be. Growing up in the area that I grew up in, the LGBT community...

Kiwi To Represent Australia at Mr Gay World

Scott Fletcher
A New Zealander who now calls Melbourne home will be representing Australia at the Mr Gay World competition at Cape Town in South Africa...

Living My Life With HIV Through Transparency and Dignity

Charlie Tredway
My Introduction to HIV and AIDS began as a very young child living in America during the late 80s and early 1990s, in what...

Discrimination, Our Lack of Infrastructure to Support Our Community and to...

Lun Tan
We all have a similar situation, you’ve been working for some time in an awesome company. The boss thinks highly of your work ethics...

Dream Come True For 18 Year Old Mr Gay NZ Finalist

Jacob Angus
As a 16-year-old who had just come out to his family, Jacob Angus decided that as soon as he turned 18 he would apply...

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