Donate Blood: Apparently, gay men are toxic to public health I am the first to admit to being a health freak. My personal belief is that if you want a long and happy life, you should put the hard work in. That is why I no longer eat red meat . . . read more
Fine weather friends: Good riddance to bad rubbish I consider myself to be something of an expert on “fine weather friends”. My mum used to talk about them from the time I was a kid and they have passed through my life. I just did not reckon that Andre would . . . read more
When people talk about date rape and revenge porn, I have something of a wince inside because I have been there and done that. In the immediate aftermath, I constantly blamed myself. I would wake up in the night shouting and reliving the experience. Perhaps I should have known better . . . read more
American Politics - Living on the edge after a Trump Twitter bombshell ban I will come out with it…straight and to the point. I voted for President Donald Trump, an emotional rather than rational decision. I am coming out of that particularly closet because I think it is important for . . . read more
Survival story of one of the homeless LGBT kids. When you’re young, you tend to take a lot of things for granted, especially if you live in a so-called normal environment. You’d always assume there’s a roof over your head, you’d have something to eat . . . read more
Sex Change, The Family Living in Fantasy and Denial - What is in a name? I should know. To a transgender person, these are some of the most critical decisions that you have to make. Often, the reaction is even more important than the initial decision. If you are in the . . . read more
When people talk about date rape and revenge porn, I have something of a wince inside because I have been there and done that. In the immediate aftermath, I constantly blamed myself. I would wake up in the night shouting and reliving the experience. Perhaps I should have known better . . . read more
At the Crossroads of Gay Identity Politics. It is an opinion but it is causing me grief. In vain, I have tried to tell my LGBT friends that they are wasting their time going after an institution that is already past its sell-by date. Every day we are hearing . . . read more
Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries – Truman Capote