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Words by Jamie Livingstone (he/him) Before I begin, let me offer a quick disclaimer: I’m deeply grateful to live a life that allows me to...

Darcy Lawrey (he/him) This week, Salient asked candidates running for Wellington City Council a simple question: have you ever attended...

Author: CDP (he/him) For as long as I can remember, Wellington has been heralded as New Zealand’s culinary capital.The city offers...

Te Urukeiha Tuhua (he/they/ia, Tūhoe) So, we’re at university—what now? By the time Trimester Two rolls around, many of us are already...

Arabella King (Ngā Ruahine, Taranaki, Te Ātiawa, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Hauā) Books: Aroha & Wawata by Dr Hinemoa Elder These...

TW: Online abuse and misogyny By Marcail Parkinson (she/they) “She’s thuuuuuuuuuuck.” “Kiwis like Ms Parkinson need to be mocked &...

By Zia Ravenscroft (he/they/it) One of the most common concerns I hear from young queer people is that they don’t look “gay enough.”...

By King Markiss: Drag king, philosopher, feminist, queer woman (he/him) Drag performers catch a lot of shit. We’re called mentally ill,...

By Maia Berryman-Kamp (They/she/ia), Te Arawa me Mataatua Wellington - gay, artistic, expensive. Nothing sums up the city like a series...

by R2-BEAR2 (he/him) and Jar-Jar Twinks (glup/shitto) 8: Lando Calrissian Coming in strong at number eight is Lando Calrissian. He...

By Will Hansen (he/him, PhD student in History at Te Herenga Waka) “Look out, straights! Here comes the Gay Liberation Front. We are the...

By Tanumia Matega The Pacific has long recognised and respected gender diversity. MVPFAFF + is an acronym used to encapsulate the many...

It’s Matariki, and I am with my whānau by the coast with a bowl of hot boil-up on my lap and some fry bread in my hand. We’re gathered...

by Ari (they/them) Kia ora, and Shalom aleichem. I’m a PhD candidate here at Te Herenga Waka and I am of Ashkenazi (Jewish people whose...

The first time I was introduced to Islam was through a terrorist joke. Just a kid playing Halo on my Dad’s Xbox 360, on a tiny TV in...

By Ryan Cleland (he/him) So you want to be the Pope, eh? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Your journey to the Papacy is a busy one —...

By Will Irvine For nearly a decade, a utopian socialist community existed right on the doorstep of Victoria University of Wellington....

By Nick Heine-Sheldrake Andy Johnston didn’t mean to become a wildlife expert, but the 25-year-old now finds himself traveling from...