Gay sex advice
Am I having enough sex? Should I be having more? Or less? Should I be promiscuous while I’m young? Should I be having more adventurous sex? All these questions constantly go round and round in my...
View ArticleGAY DATING ADVICE: I MET SOMEONE
After a string of lacklustre dates in 2019, I was becoming somewhat jaded by romance. That’s until I met someone special while I was in Sydney over Christmas and New Years. Although short, what I...
View ArticleGay Friendships: Why they're so important
Growing up I didn’t have any gay friends. My closest friends were girls and I naturally gravitated towards them. You can imagine my anxiety during those times at school when boys and girls would be...
View ArticleGay Pride: The two things that upset me the most.
It’s the most colourful time of the year – it’s gay Pride in Sydney or as it’s locally called, ‘Mardi Gras’. A great time to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community and to stand proud with friends, family and...
View ArticleMODERN GAY SPIRITUALITY
I often talk about gay issues and my gay identity but rarely do I touch on the spiritual side of life. There are so many facets to who we are, beyond our sexuality. My spirituality is one of these...
View ArticleMY FIRST DATE FROM A GAY DATING APP
I finally met someone off of a gay dating app who made it through my five phase filtering system. Now don’t be fooled by the headline, I have indeed met people off gay dating apps in the past, however...
View ArticleTRYING GAY DATING APPS: PART TWO
My hunt for Prince Charming on gay dating apps is in full swing but I think I may have overcommitted…How many conversations can I have at once across Grindr, Chappy, Match, Hinge and Tinder?
View ArticleTRYING GAY DATING APPS
I’m giving gay dating apps one more shot but this time I’m applying a strategic method to hopefully find love. I’m also going into this experiment with an open mind, shifting my intentions slightly to...
View ArticleMEN OF DISTINCTION: KARL LAGERFELD
It has just been announced that Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic German fashion designer, has died. He was a colourful character whose creative vision turned around the fate of fashion house Chanel. I first...
View ArticleWHAT I LEARNT ABOUT LONELINESS
Loneliness is a universal feeling but there are experiences of loneliness that are unique to gay men. I recently published a post about being 34, single and lonely to which I received an overwhelming...
View ArticleI’M LONELY BUT I’M OK
What apartments, flat mates and colon inspections have taught me about loneliness. I didn’t think I would be alone at 34. When I pictured my life in my 30’s I thought that I would be rich, famous and...
View ArticleWHY YOU SHOULD LEARN TO EMBRACE REJECTION
I recently had a revelation about rejection while I was on the dance-floor in a random gay club in Boston. It was a Thursday evening in July and I was in the club alone. My friends were coming in from...
View ArticleWHAT I LEARNT FROM BECOMING ALMOST FAMOUS
When I was a young gay boy and I felt disconnected from my peers, bullied by older guys because of my sexuality and generally despondent with the world, I would imagine a time in the future when I...
View ArticleWHY I’M SCARED OF SEX
I don’t know about you, but my sexual education was a little blurry (much like the video below). It was very matter-of-fact, clinical and to be honest, terrifying. The key message was around safe sex...
View ArticleTHE WORST PERSON YOU KNOW
Growing up gay you’re sexuality is scrutinised by everyone around you. From friends, family, religious leaders, politicians, society, neighbours, teachers, random people on the street everyone seems to...
View ArticleSTOP MAKING BEING GAY ONLY ABOUT SEX
It has taken me a long time to reconcile my feelings towards sex within a culture that overemphasises its importance. Let me preface this article by saying that I love sex and I encourage everyone to...
View ArticleMODERN GAY TRAVEL: ISRAEL
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Israel several times, each time for a different reason. The first time I visited was in 2003 whilst on a youth program. We travelled the length and breadth of the...
View ArticleFRIDAY MUSIC FIX: BOYS BY CHARLI XCX
Ok it’s not Friday but I couldn’t wait three days to post this absolute pop cracker by the very talent Charli XCX. I literally eargasamed the first time I heard this song on the 9:15pm train from...
View Article21 THINGS I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME WHILE I WAS IN THE CLOSET
The closet is a very scary and lonely place for gay people. At a time when you need help the most, you are too afraid to reach out, for reaching out means admitting something that feels so shameful....
View ArticleMODERN GAY STYLE: PORTIS WASP
It’s not hard to find pictures on Instagram of half naked hotties from around the world. Instagram seem to have become the go-to place for gay guys trying to make it as an ‘influencer’. I’m not quite...
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