http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/ Gay Lesbian New Zealand News, Articles, Events, Community, Venues, Business, Dating and Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:04:17 PST en-us http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8620.php True Stories The restaurant worker who was awarded almost $15,000 after his bosses' continual abusive anti-gay remarks left him feeling "subhuman" tells GayNZ.com his story. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:59:15 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8620.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8586.php True Stories "I was out dancing the other weekend and 'Forever Young' came on. I'm 48 and often go out dancing. But do I want to be forever young? Should I have taken myself off the dancefloor in shame?" Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:22:12 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8586.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8508.php True Stories "I broke up with my first love. The girl of my dreams, who swooped perfectly into my life just months after I came out. The one I built a life and plans for the future with." Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:12:05 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8508.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8501.php True Stories She asked: "Stephen, did you tell us that you are gay?" Without hesitation I replied: "Yes, Granny, I am." Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:28:12 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8501.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8454.php True Stories "I used to hate coming home in case she was there. She weirded me out. I didn't want her near me." Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:56:27 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8454.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8440.php True Stories Radio host Mike Puru's coming out video has now had a whopping 80,000 views on The Edge FM's website. He chats to GayNZ.com about the nation's reaction. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:31:06 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8440.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_8410.php Blogger Zone "I remember when men would tell me I was hot, I was desirable, and I turned them on. And I thought 'Well, that's gone, that part of my life anyhow.'" Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:26:58 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/44/article_8410.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8396.php True Stories "Being a nurse, you can go from a steady day with routine tasks, then 15 minutes later you can be dealing with a life threatening crisis." Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:49:46 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8396.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8375.php True Stories For over 8 years, a 44yo Christchurch man made online friends by passing himself off as an attractive 20-something. Then he started taking their cash. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:50:34 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8375.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8369.php True Stories 20-year-old Bryce Parker has an addiction - he can't stop playing Sims 3. "Sometimes I get so involved, I forget what day it is," he says. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:47:53 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8369.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8288.php True Stories New Caledonians Geneviève and Joane had to visit NZ to help complete their family. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:41 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8288.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8256.php True Stories The first man to lay a formal complaint against Glenn Mills for infecting him with HIV tells his story which led to the first of 28 charges being laid. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:22:41 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8256.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8235.php True Stories Since Craig Hoyle left the Exclusive Brethren a few weeks ago, his life's been busy - and his brave story has made waves. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:54:22 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8235.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8221.php True Stories "I asked to say goodbye to my little sister. Eventually they brought her out. We were both crying. I asked if I could give her a hug, but dad said no." Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:20:27 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8221.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8207.php True Stories "I talked to the world leader - what he says goes. I said I was gay. He told me to 'never accept myself for who I was, and to always fight against myself'." Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:04:14 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8207.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8188.php True Stories Have you seen this guy around Wellington? Meet Robert Arnold, who's up early each morning - rain, hail or shine - delivering your mail. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:26 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8188.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8122.php True Stories Kitten Power writes: "I woke up to a text message from my best friend which read 'In Palmerston North Hospital. Covered in blood after being gay bashed'." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:58:36 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8122.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8067.php True Stories "By reading I learnt what it was to be gay, gave me models for what to expect, how to dress, how to behave, styles of sex, all of that. Books gave me an education." Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:49:21 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8067.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8026.php True Stories "I feared coming out to my dad for years. I decided he would hate me, cast me out, damn me to hell if I ever told him who I really was..." Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:44:00 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_8026.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_7947.php True Stories "I'd never been so scared in my life. I remember being wheeled into the operating room and my whole body was shaking uncontrollably." Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:15:46 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/36/article_7947.php