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Saturday 09 February 2013


 Quick-fire Q&A;: Maree Sheehan
Posted in: Performance, Hall of Fame  9th February 2013
Musician Maree Sheehan warms us up for her performance at the Big Gay Out with a quick-fire Q&A;, and tells us how excited she is! See her on the main stage at Coyle Park at 2PM, where you will hear her new material!


 A rose among thorns
Posted in: True Stories  8th February 2013
Jessie Rose is one hell of a person. The forgiveness and love she has shown in response to parents who outed her in order to push their anti-gay sentiment is jaw dropping.


 NZ Writing: No Longer Here and others
Posted in: NZ Writing  6th February 2013
Chaz Harris shares three pieces he has penned in our New Zealand Writing section: No Longer Here, Surrender and Wide Open.


 Your Submissions: James Laverty
Posted in: True Stories  2nd February 2013
"I came to New Zealand 13 years ago for a better life and to get away from being bullied and teased because of my sexuality," writes James Laverty.


 Editorial: A salute to Sir Paul Holmes
Posted in: True Stories  1st February 2013
With the passing of Paul Holmes the New Zealand and HIV communities have lost one of their strongest and yet 'under the radar' supporters.


 Dashing dates up for grabs
Posted in: People  31st January 2013
Fancy an evening with Mr Gay World? A date with a hottie on Waiheke or a kayaking trip with a stunner followed by dinner on a beach?


 Who will be Mr Gay NZ 2013?
Posted in: People  30th January 2013
Four men are in the running to be Mr Gay New Zealand 2013. Have a look and read all about them here, then find out how you can have your say about who should take the title.


 NZ Writing: Ecstasy and Ripped Fishnets
Posted in: NZ Writing  26th January 2013
Patrick Graham uses the song Go West by the Petshop boys as a jumping off point for his two short stories, Ecstasy and Ripped Fishnets.


 Wedding Belles: An ordinary Kiwi wedding
Posted in: True Stories  24th January 2013
Jacqui and Dee tie the knot while family and friends join together to wish them nothing but joy for the rest of their lives.


 Wedding Belles: Final preening
Posted in: Civil Unions  18th January 2013
You’re in a nail salon and they ask ‘What do you want done?’ You can’t say ‘something that I can actually manoeuvre on the wedding night’. Especially when your mother-in-law's with you.


 Your Marriage Equality submissions: Heartbreak
Posted in: True Stories  16th January 2013
"I have experienced heartbreak that hurt like nothing I had ever experienced before. No one can tell me that my love or my hurt was any less than those in 'conventional relationships."


 A taste of Laquisha
Posted in: Events, Hall of Fame  9th January 2013
The outrageously hilarious Laquisha Redfern offers a taste of what we can expect when she MCs Out in the Square.


 Jelly wrestling and other craziness
Posted in: Blogger Zone, True Stories  9th January 2013
While nothing will ever compare to the craziness of his last flat, Craig Hoyle introduces you to the cast of colourful characters living in his new flat at Commercial Road.


 NZ Writing: Rainbow town and Jesus land
Posted in: NZ Writing  8th January 2013
Dunedin high school student Richard Brown shares a story he wrote for his Level 2 writing portfolio, which is about growing up queer in small town Puritan New Zealand.


 Wedding Belles: 1,2,3 … 1,2,3 …
Posted in: Civil Unions  6th January 2013
On our scarily lengthy to do list for the wedding my fiancée has written ‘choose first dance song,’ closely followed by ‘learn to dance’.