Not Suddenly 30
23 July 21
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Not Suddenly 30
Things I’ve learnt about my health as a new member of the 30s club
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Dildo Mail – Adventures In Dildo Shopping
02 June 21
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Dildo Mail – Adventures In Dildo Shopping
Written by Dick Johnson (A pseudonym? We’ll never know.) It’s a very satisfying thing to check your mailbox and pull out a discreetly packaged dildo.…
Being Mindful of Your Mental Health
19 April 21
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Being Mindful of Your Mental Health
This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. Imagine being scammed out of thousands of dollars from your flat mate, who then flees never to be…
Temporary or Not, Let’s Connect as Friends
09 March 21
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Temporary or Not, Let’s Connect as Friends
This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. I remember how sad I was the day Owen left Australia. He didn’t want to leave. He’d fallen…
This Mardi Gras, We Rise
04 March 21
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This Mardi Gras, We Rise
The Sydney Mardi Gras parade is almost here! It’s crazy to think that some of our last memories of a pre-COVID world was Sydney Mardi…
Overcoming HIV – a short story
24 February 21
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Overcoming HIV – a short story
First being diagnosed feels like you have been given a life sentence. You feel isolated and alone. You are left within the whirlwind of your…
Coming out and coming home
16 December 20
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Coming out and coming home
This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to…
Consent and hooking-up
24 November 20
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Consent and hooking-up
Hooking-up is hella fun, and while getting it on safely used to mean ‘just wear a condom’, today we have more options to help stop…
My amazing experience with a[STARTx] – a workshop for guys living with HIV
23 November 20
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My amazing experience with a[STARTx] – a workshop for guys living with HIV
It took me a while to pluck up the courage to attend a[STARTx] – a weekend workshop for gay men who are dealing with their…
The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia
06 November 20
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The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia
This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. When I moved from China to Australia as an international student seven years ago, I had a…
I stopped taking PrEP – how do I get back on it?
09 July 20
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I stopped taking PrEP – how do I get back on it?
As the COVID-19 situation improves here in NSW and the sense that things are feeling a bit more normal-ish again, the thought of a cheeky…
Gay movies to stream at home for a COVID-19 movie night
22 May 20
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Gay movies to stream at home for a COVID-19 movie night
While we’ve all been enjoying some extra home-time you might have already burnt through much of your movie watch list. Allow us to throw some…
He wants to meet up – what should I do?
29 April 20
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He wants to meet up – what should I do?
It’s been a little while now since we’ve started practising social distancing. This has meant a huge change in the way we live our lives…
11 ways to pass time while social distancing at home
31 March 20
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11 ways to pass time while social distancing at home
Many of us may be finding ourselves suddenly home-bound over the next little while as we practise social distancing to help contain the spread of…
25 things that make you want to say ‘thank you’
18 February 20
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25 things that make you want to say ‘thank you’
We may not celebrate Thanksgiving widely here in Australia, but we do have a gay-Christmas (Happy Mardi Gras!). This year, we are saying thank you…