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Gross. Really, really gross
I have a problem. I work in the fitness industry. I have fat staff who are to be role models to young people in schools and the community, demonstrating how ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Australians all
I cried this week. It’s not that my team lost and I was a poor sportsman, or that my favourite enormous bratwurst was burnt on the BBQ. One of my volleyball ... Read more
Tue February 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Celebrate the postitives
The princesses of power shine with the turn of the new decade. Miss Treated screams the headline act in the local gay press. Her sister, the demure Miss Understood, flutters an ... Read more
Tue January 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Where’s Teddy?
I creak down the stairs, my ankles, knees and various other bits aligning themselves like Sydney buses in George St at 5 pm for the adventures the day may throw ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
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Bearing it all
The social event swings into action. It is not a drink-till-you-drop commencing at midnight, or tingle-all-over with hot twinks on the dance floor. Rather three people set out a game for ... Read more
Tue November 24th, 2009 - No Comments
Teddy bear’s picnic
A very different Ted awaits me today. At first I did not recognise the Bear I have known this past year. A quick double take and very dark glasses prevent Ted ... Read more
Tue November 10th, 2009 - No Comments
Let the sun shine
Either you love the sunshine, or it shines from your... When the sun shines, people smile more. Outdoor sports teams have more participants. Swimming pools get crowded, running tracks pounded by ... Read more
Tue October 27th, 2009 - No Comments
Whingers and winners
Sometimes we win. If we don’t, the whinging starts. When our actions are called into question, there are only two identifiable responses available to us. A winner is not dependent ... Read more
Tue October 20th, 2009 - No Comments
Volunteer? Who? Me?
You have to be joking. I just ended up involved somehow. Ten years have passed, and I’m up to the eyeballs in playing, organising, photographing, captaining, cajoling, mentoring, monitoring, developing, ... Read more
Tue September 29th, 2009 - No Comments
Kaiata take out state final
Kaiata 1 men’s volleyball team has successfully defended their State Volleyball League (SVL) Division 2 championship title, beating Trinity in a thrilling five-set match. After winning the first two sets, Trinity ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - No Comments
Well hello sailor!
For some the closest we have ever come to gliding effortlessly across the waters of the magnificent Sydney Harbour is staring out at our ‘water views’ from a galley kitchen. ... Read more
Tue September 8th, 2009 - No Comments
Superficial or super fit?
Body image is not important in our community. Not if you ask those who have either poor self-esteem or a non-stereotypical toned, hung, gym-buffed and well-defined musculature. That's just how I ... Read more
Tue August 25th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Urban migration
As the rural population moves into cities and their surrounds a strange phenomenon occurs: the values and lifestyle of the country remain in the country, and the all-powerful forces of ... Read more
Tue August 11th, 2009 - No Comments
Dance baby, dance
Dance to be fit, dance for fun. Dance at home, dance to celebrate, dance to express yourself, or to entertain. Traditional dances exist in every cultural group around the world. Primitive ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - No Comments
Game On!
My doctor says his Darlinghurst patients should never be put into the pool of the -˜Australian medical norm'. The average patient doesn't meet any of the criteria for -˜risk factors ... Read more
Tue July 14th, 2009 - No Comments
Aging disgracefully
This week's medal -” the bronze at least -” goes to a couple of tenacious guys I know. What I love about these two is that they are nothing alike ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - No Comments
Ahead of the rest
Watching a sprint finish has you on the edge of your seat. You are not sure which member of the pack will lunge ahead in the final stride to snatch ... Read more
Tue June 16th, 2009 - No Comments
Sport may be divided into two broad categories; individual or team sports. The division comes from personal characteristics which inform the choices we make, venues, affordability, upbringing and familial or ... Read more
Tue June 9th, 2009 - No Comments
Culture shock
Travel is the best example of the internal dissonance we face when taken out of our comfort zone. For some, doing a bit of exercise would be just as disturbing. ... Read more
Mon May 25th, 2009 - No Comments
Culture shock
Travel is the best example of the internal dissonance we face when taken out of our comfort zone. For some, doing a bit of exercise would be just as disturbing. ... Read more
Wed May 20th, 2009 - No Comments
The winter blues
Exercise is a strange phenomenon. It is all wrong. Aerobic activity does things that causes our physical and mental being stress. How hideous! Everything else we do in life is about ... Read more
Tue April 28th, 2009 - No Comments
A make or break moment in gay sport
The heart beats a littler faster, palms sweat. Watch only the pitcher's arm. Wait. Balanced, yet ready to swing and sprint to first base. The picture is the moment, here ... Read more
Tue April 14th, 2009 - No Comments
The heart of the matter
An Asian member of one of Team Sydney's sports clubs wrote of the frustration and despair faced by different cultures over coming out in a society that prides itself on ... Read more
Fri April 3rd, 2009 - 1 Comment
The old and the beautiful
It is impossible not to fall in love with gay Sydney. The west drags out costumes at the local leagues club; parents and families plan their tri-annual pilgrimage eastwards (NYE fireworks, ... Read more
Wed March 11th, 2009 - No Comments
Kickstart an old habit
Growing up queer or straight often mirror each other. The young in our community simply tackle philosophical, social and sexual issues much earlier than many in the straight community. Fifteen-year-old ... Read more
Wed January 21st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register their disgust with Tony Abbott’s office over comments made on 60 Minutes that he and most Australians feel “threatened” by ... Read more
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote ... Read more
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their ... Read more
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re shovel-ready!
The shriek of whistles pierces the air, dykes tease the crowd with their purring ... Read more
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by ... Read more
Let’s go pollie shopping
As we get into election season, I’m shopping for pollies. Here’s what I want ... Read more