The Fight For Gender Identity
“Gender can be viewed as not something we ‘are’ but something we ‘become’.”
Too often I am confronted on social media and in person around...
More than $30k Raised at Local Auckland Charity Auction
More than $30,000 has been raised at the annual Gay Auckland Business Association's (GABA) Charity Auction held at the Hilton Hotel on Sunday.
Hosted by...
Tackling Coming Out
I came out as identifying as gay at the age of 21. For some of you, that will seem a young age and for...
A story of PRIDE
Being yourself is not always easy, and I’m sure many of the LGBTQ+ whanau can relate, having to come out every day depending on...
Zero HIV Infections An Achieveable Goal for NZ AIDS Bodies
Both the HIV peer support organisation Body Positive and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation share the same view that if global advances in science...
Hong Kong Announced to Host Mr. Gay World 2019
With the final of Mr. Gay World 2018 looming, organisers from the Mr. Gay World organisation have announced Hong Kong as the next host...
Expectations and Stereotypes – How Are They Affecting Our Rainbow Youth?
“But you don’t seem Gay?”
“You can’t even tell your Gay”
“You don’t act Gay though”
I hear these statements way too often. It’s almost as if...
Speak up, Stand together, Stop bullying – 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,...
Depression, A Word No One Wants To Speak About
Depression, we never talked about it or if it was brought up it would be brushed off as nothing. I almost didn’t write about...
A More Authentic Jake Angus Relishing His Second Chance
For Jake Angus, competing in the Mr. Gay New Zealand competition for the second year in a row has given him the chance to...
