My new documentary Men Like Us opens in Auckland this Thursday. One of the nine wonderful guys featured in it, 30-year-old Raymond Wilson, talks about the struggles he had throughout his 20s with body image. For a decade, he was a twink in a bear’s body, unable and unwilling to accept that he naturally had … Continue reading »
Despite much progress over the years, there are still many men who appear to live in mortal terror of being sodomised, as if such things happened randomly in the street like beestings. As a warning to their fellow neurotic brothers, they often feel the need to point out potential danger situations where, but for the … Continue reading »
It was just after midday when the anger hit me. I’d been to see my counselor Lyndon that morning, and we’d been talking a lot about endings. I’m in a transitionary phase of my life at the moment, with a lot of changes. Lyndon asked me how I dealt with endings. I didn’t describe it … Continue reading »
“Too much love will kill you,” sang Freddie Mercury once. He forgot to add cake. A global comparison of physical activity across countries has just appeared in medical journal The Lancet, and has set the world’s newspapers alight with accusations of fatal laziness. “Half of NZ population sloth-like” said the NZ Herald in one of … Continue reading »
If you’re attending Southern Hibearnation in Melbourne this year, you’ll see a series of four posters around the place. They’ve been put together by a team that I’m proud to have been asked to be part of, including Vicbears committee members, the Victorian AIDS Council, my mate Dr George from The Healthy Bear and photographer … Continue reading »
May 21, 2012 20.4 mile day in 10.5 hours. Stopped at Cripple Creek for lunch, which made for a relaxing meal by a lovely miniature waterfall. We are so close to Waynesboro we can hardly stand it. That’s a typical diary entry for 44-year-old Ross Hayduk, who is currently halfway through a six-month hike up … Continue reading »
Chris Knight likes getting wet and covered in mud. Now that I’ve set off all the pornbots, I can reveal that it’s because he’s into a number of outdoor pursuits, of which caving is his favourite. “Caving with a group of gay lads can be highly entertaining,” he says. “You think you’ve heard every piece … Continue reading »
As she jumped around enthusiastically like an extra from Xanadu, I struggled to keep up and coordinated at first. It’s alright for you, lady, you’re not even in the pool! You haven’t got water resistance and slippery tiles to deal with, plus the morbid fear of moving too far and elbowing someone’s boob. Continue reading »
