I can remember the exact moment I truly realised I was gay. 
I was 22-years-old, in a booth in a dimly-lit Auckland bar, airborne on e and getting a head massage from a girl. 
In one great gulp of a moment I realised I wanted to turn around and plant a kiss right on her lips.
There had […]

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The global hype that is The Phantom of the Opera is well and truly alive in Auckland. The nation’s b-listers were out in force for the opening night on Friday, as were non-lister I and my delicious girlfriend, both clad in cleavage-exposing cocktail attire (heels and all!) and feeling very femme.
It was a grand Auckland […]

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An observational short story which features a gay couple has won the 2008 Katherine Mansfield Premier Award.Written by Melbourne-based writer Julian Novitz, Three Couples looks at three relationships, which are between people interconnected through family or work.
Set in Wellington, the story is dripping with hilariously dark humour and irony, with characters who are entirely original, while also surprisingly […]

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