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Limited options and escape to safety

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:12:58 PST

In this second part of a two part feature 'Sione' gives some insights into being gay against a background of homophobic home and street life.

Four things

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:00 PST

Michael Stevens shares the four things on his mind, one being gay conservatives, who he points out: "would never have had the freedom to come out without those of us who kicked up a stink".

Limited options and 'keeping it real'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:33 PST

When the thuggish life of some South Auckland streets collides with gay men the results can be tragic. What is it that generates such a screwed up, hair trigger attitude to gays?

FebFasting

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35:54 PST

GayNZ.com's favourite cartoonist Sam Orchard has created a cartoon strip explaining why he's taking part in FebFast, which is raisng money for four groups, including Rainbow Youth.

An Ode to Scanlan Street

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:51:14 PST

Craig Hoyle could probably make a movie about the kooky residents of an Auckland flat he's (thankfully!) moving out of. But for now, he's treated us with an utterly hilarious tell-all blog.

Andy's FebFast Diary: Day 1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:58:56 PST

Andrew is taking the challenge to ditch red wine for a month in order to raise money for Rainbow Youth. How is the first day going? Find out in his video diary here!

Gay bigots - I hate them

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:51:45 PST

Michael Stevens is over the bigotry and racism in the gay world, especially considering, as he points out, "We gay men came from such a position of fear and discrimination ourselves."

Love and other conundrums

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:19:25 PST

"Love – it plays on my mind a lot, and not just on mine I know. I was talking about it with a mate the other day, that need to love someone, and to feel loved back – it’s so strong."

Antisoliciting Bill, Take Three?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:41:52 PST

"As I have said before in this column, LGBT Aucklanders and others should oppose this injurious and retrograde bill," Craig Young writes. Finds out why he feels so strongly about it here.

No hookups?

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:54:21 PST

What's with guys who use sites like Scruff or Grindr and say 'no hookups?' Michael Stevens had a storm of responses to this very question. What do you think?

Video: The Gay Rights Movement

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:53:41 PST

Watch the short documentary tracking the US Gay Rights Movement that has taken the web by storm and has helped a filmmaker secure funding for his project.

Sometimes Love is not Enough

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:15:37 PST

"I just ended a two-year affair. It wasn’t a relationship in the sense of being partners or lovers, it was different from that ..." Michael Stevens shares.

Call me Gym

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:01:36 PST

"I love Christmas. I love the presents, the food, the holidays, the food, the company, the food, the warm weather and the food. Oh, and I’m absolutely in love with the food."

Sex, Food and Blogging

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:40:15 PST

Julie and Julia inspired Michael Stevens' own blogging challenge. While he does like to cook, his experiment is based on another of his favourite things ...

Sandee Crack speaks

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:10:20 PST

The Libra drag queen ad may have been pulled from TV, but the drag queen who stars in it is adamant it simply reflects the "honesty about the life of a drag queen".

Quotes of the year - 2011

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:53:24 PST

There have been hilarious, hideous and beautiful quotes this year. We've gathered our favourites...

Our 2011 New Year's dishonours

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:02:31 PST

After awarding our GayNZ.com New Year's honours it's time now to throw metaphorical pies (actually, this year they're metaphorical pizzas) in a few faces...

July to December in NZ glbti news

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:43:23 PST

July kicked off with celebrations of 25 years of Homosexual Law Reform, while the year came to a close with Hell Pizza crumbling over a poorly thought out 'mis-fortune' cookie message.

Goin' bush: We came, we saw, we ran...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:36:01 PST

So, the forecasters were spot on and the weather at Vinegar Hill is only for the campers of a much tougher breed than I (read: much butcher breed).

Goin' Bush: Rain, rain go away ...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:01:24 PST

I caught the forecast the other day and my heart stopped when I heard the prediction it's going to be pouring on New Year's Eve. Hardly ideal camping weather! As we're leaving this morning bound for Vinegar Hill I went to the top for a personal forecast ...