“I’m 20 and I have equal attraction to women and men. Is this OK or should I keep it to myself?” I’m wondering about Wondering, the troubled correspondent to the Lost In Love column of mX, an irritatingly-spelt piece of litter forced at gunpoint into your hands at rush hour on trains in three major Australian cities. Continue reading »
Gay men have no style because we are original, as individuals. Each one of us has our own stories, our own lives, and our own favourite item of clothing. For some it’s the suit they wear to work. For others, it’s the Collingwood jersey they wear to the pub. And yes, for some it’s the tight glittery singlet that makes their nipples stand out. Continue reading »
UPDATE 17/10/12: This is not a hoax. I’ve confirmed it with the Northern Outlook’s editor, and Jasmin’s mother has also spoken out. Read more here. No, I haven’t gone off my meds. The title of today’s post refers to the astonishing letter to the editor reproduced below, which I promise you is genuine (published in … Continue reading »
What kind of human being uses a recently-bereaved person’s dead father as a scoring point in a private conversation, let alone a public speech? Alan Jones’ latest outburst, in which he called Prime Minister Julia Gillard a political liar and said her father had died of shame as a result, has many calling for his … Continue reading »
In some religions, it is written that God gave us “dominion” over the Earth and all its creatures, as if we were created specially. The implicit suggestion is that we aren’t connected to other living things, except as their masters. They are there to be exploited, be it shot in the wild or picked out … Continue reading »
“Dom, your song was so gay I’m pretty sure I just got AIDS from listening to it.” How does that sentence make you feel? If you were on a bus and overheard some idiot teenagers saying it, you might be angry. You might be brave enough to say something. You could be intimidated into silence. As you hear the … Continue reading »
In April 1992, an infamous British tabloid carried a headline on its front page so filled with hubris that it has since passed into legend: “It’s The Sun Wot Won It” They were referring to the British general election, which had been won by the Conservative party. The Sun had, for a long time, been … Continue reading »
Adapted from an article originally published on GayNZ.com in 2005. It’s late November 2005, and only a week out from the Parliamentary vote on the anti-gay Marriage (Gender Clarification) Bill. The bill is modelled after the Defence of Marriage Act in the United States, and the Marriage Amendment Act in Australia, which would codify that … Continue reading »
UPDATE 13/3/13: Finlayson has voted against marriage equality at the bill’s second reading, which passed 77 votes to 44. New Zealand’s Attorney-General Chris Finlayson claimed a few weeks back that he hadn’t given “a moment’s thought” to how he would vote on what a TV3 reporter termed “the gay marriage bill”. Labour MP Louisa … 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 »
