Hamilton Needs a Gay Club
Hamilton has growing queer spaces and has become such an inclusive city, for the most part. We have queer nights at Nivara Lounge and Biddies. However, we are yet to have solely a gay club! The nearest gay club is on K Road in Auckland. As a broke student with hardly any spare time, this […]
Gnar or Nah #2
Being queer and skating is a rare combo. It seems to defy stereotypes of both and leave identity in a liminal place. Skating had a reputation as a straight, white, middle-class and masculine place, but this has never exclusively been the case and the community still battle these stereotypes. Elissa Steamer (the first female skater […]
Who Kissed a Girl?
Spoiler alert: queer reality television is few-and-far-between. Despite some minor cameos on commonly straight dating shows, the LGBTQ+ community is rarely represented in unscripted media. It’s a space that is dominated by heteronormative ideals and void of the fluidity that reflects modern society. So, while my pitch for an all-bisexual season of Love Island is […]
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
When you think of queer classic literature you think of none other than Queen Virginia Woolf. She is one of the great Modern writers and she was a queer woman. One of my favourites of her books is Orlando. A popular option but for a reason. Orlando is considered one of the earliest novels surrounding […]
Interview with a Queer Feminist Poet – Jenny Rockwell
“My version of god is very separate from churches now” 1. How would you describe yourself? Hmm, it’s hard to put into words. I know who I’m not. Sometimes that is easier, I think. I do know who I am more than I ever have, I just don’t know if I could easily describe it […]
Boots Diva! Why is Queer Slang So Popular?
“Why do gay people talk like THAT? Why can’t they just talk normal? Why do they sound so annoying? Why do they have to ‘rub their gayness in my face’?” Wow miss thing, slow down with that shade before I read you diva. It’s giving rude. Serving uneducated. Maybe queer slang bothers you because you […]
Drag Royalty – The Kings Among Queens
In a world ruled by Queens, what is it like to be a king? A Drag King, that is. With reality shows like RuPaul’s drag race skyrocketing the art of drag into the popular consciousness over the last decade and a half, drag queens seem to be everywhere, but what about the kings? Drag Kings, […]
The Killing of the World’s First Gay Imam
*Imam- leader of prayers in mosques. In 1996, Mushin Hendricks became the first imam in the world to come out as gay. Hendricks founded theAl-Ghurbaah Foundation in Cape Town and worked there as the executive director. This is a human rights organization that provides support to ‘Queer Muslims’.They help them to reconcile Islam with their […]
Thailand’s Same Sex Marriage Law Comes into Force
In the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, over 200 same-sex couples took part in a ‘mass wedding,’ following the passing of a law giving same-sex couples full legal, financial, and adoption rights, with another 1574 same-sex couples getting married on the 23rd of January, the day the law went into effect.With full endorsement from the King […]
Drag Queen ‘The Vivienne’ dead at 32
The Vivienne was the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019. Their presence allowed the world to witness British drag. James Lee Williams (known as The Vivienne) was a Welsh drag queen who competed in the first season of Drag Race UK, the seventh season of Drag Race All Stars and was the […]