When I was younger, I used to sneak out of bed late at night to watch Queer as Folk (the US version) on SBS. Not porn. Not even anything explicit by today’s standards. But back then? It felt forbidden. Electric. Like I was accessing a world I wasn’t meant to see yet. I’d sit there […]
June last year I wrote a post called Pride & Legacy, a quiet tribute to the weight of the rights we carry, and the joy we now get to live out loud. I’d been reflecting on what we inherit, and what we leave behind. This feels like the next chapter of that. Because as Mardi […]
I’ve had jobs that gave me financial stability; the kind where you can finally tap your card without checking your balance first. I’ve had jobs that gave me space to look after my physical health; predictable enough that I could train consistently, meal prep, and not crawl into bed by 8pm from pure exhaustion. And […]
There was this one time, years ago, when my dad asked me if I was dating anyone. I said “no,” because I wasn’t. And before I could even think about what that “no” meant or how I felt about it, my mum jumped in: “Don’t be silly. Mitch will always be single. He’s too independent.” […]
I’m much braver with words than I am with people. On a page, I can say things clearly. Thoughtfully. Without interruption. I can sit with a feeling long enough to understand it before letting it out into the world. I can choose the right phrasing. The right tone. The right moment to pause. With people, […]
Dating is weird. Dating while AuDHD is… a constant internal meeting. On one side of my brain, the ADHD is already sprinting ahead. It’s excited. It’s curious. It’s imagining future conversations, shared jokes, and at least one hypothetical scenario that absolutely does not need to exist yet. It wants momentum. Stimulation. Movement. On the other […]
Back properly into the daily grind this week, and it had me thinking, workplaces run on caffeine, but not just for the obvious reasons. Coffee isn’t just a drink, it’s a social currency. There’s a kind of diplomacy that happens when you offer to grab someone a coffee, or make one for them in the […]
Being sober-curious as a gay man feels… rebellious. Not in a storm the gates kind of way, more in a quietly ordering something non-alcoholic and watching the room subtly recalibrate kind of way. I’m talking about alcohol, specifically how my relationship with drinking has shifted lately. And honestly? It’s been feeling better. The Bit No […]
Let’s talk about the curse of the vers. Not the “best of both worlds” that Hannah Montana once sang about, but the tragic reality of being a versatile man in a city experiencing a severe top shortage. Sydney is overflowing with bottoms. We’re talking surplus. Overstock. Bottoms on sale, two-for-one, next-day delivery. And me? I’m […]
There are New Year’s kisses, and then there are New Year’s kisses™. The kind that pull you in and shut your brain up for once. The kind that feel like yes, like more of that, like oh… hello. This year, I got the second kind. When the countdown hit zero, I found myself kissing someone, […]
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