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Hello. How are you today? I'm good. That is good. What's your name? Danny. Ok, Danny, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I am 22. Mhm. Say anything about your personality? What do you like to do? Like do you work? Uh, I study ITIT and I like video [00:00:30] games, video games, music. What? What type of, um, video games. Do you like? I like RPGSRPGS like, um or something like that. Yeah, Yeah, yeah, OK. What type of music do you like? Lots. Lots and lots, for example. Uh, I What's that? Mongolian? [00:01:00] Through singing. You said I do quite like that. And country music and just all sorts. All sorts. A good mix of stuff. Yes. So you from from Yeah, and Yeah. So, um what sex are you? I am a man. Man. Man. Man, do you know what [00:01:30] gender identity is? Not really. What gender do you identify with? So either female, male or any other gender? I suppose I go with male male. And what is your sexuality? I am gay. You're gay. I am a gay like thing. As he snaps fabulously as he snaps fabulously. So, [00:02:00] um, I forgot What's going on? Um, And what is your cultural identity or ethnicity? Uh, New Zealander New Zealand. European. Yeah. Yeah. And how do you express yourself in a masculine or feminine camp twink a little bit in the middle of the road. So in between as you do, do you Do you have a big [00:02:30] collection of jeans? That's stripy ones. Apparently. We have to talk about your jeans from all those ones. My fabulous stripy jeans. Yes, from Glasson. That cool. Fabulous. You got to talk about the genes from lessons. Yeah. Yeah. So, um, when [00:03:00] did you realise that you were gay? Uh, when you came out of the uterus, Uh, I was 15. I guess properly when I realised what happened. You know, it's just a boy across the room, and you've had a I had a boyfriend since I was 13, and then it took me two years to click. You had a boyfriend since you were 13. Yeah, and didn't quite [00:03:30] realise that I was properly into guys until I was 15. So you really like bisexual when you How about before then? Did you had an attraction to boys before that? Not really. That I can, like, Remember anything? Hm? He just randomly got into a relationship with a boy at 13. Yeah. Um, yeah, yeah, just casually. Just casually [00:04:00] That how when was that was like, um, an early high school or Yeah. Um, yeah. First year of high school. What was that relationship like? That's good. It was? Yeah. That was good. Love. Love. Yeah. Did you ever had a a moment? We had to, um, when you didn't accept your sexuality, I think it's like a denial. [00:04:30] Um, probably. I think that led to me being oblivious to it for a couple of years. What do you mean by oblivious? Like not realising that I was gay into guys until I was 15, Which is? Yeah. Probably tied into denial. And then you had to click. Yeah. Oh, boys. I like them. Yeah, and had a bit of a freak out. And [00:05:00] I don't like boys. I shouldn't like boys. And you just look in the mirror and it's like, just get a hold of yourself. You like boys? You like that cock? Like, Come on, do be the true you. So, um so are you out of the closet? He screams at, darling. Yeah, well, yeah. I don't like I don't hide it or anything, but, uh, [00:05:30] so I'm not insanely fabulous. There's sometimes where incredibly fabulous. But he'll have a glass of wine and get incredibly fabulous indeed. What's your favourite wine? That's a good question for me, actually. Real loose. Um, probably white. White chardonnay is good. Good. Chardonnay. A good. It's a nice [00:06:00] little crisp boat to it, as they do. So, um, when did you first came out? When did you first come out? Come out. I was I was 15. I was 14 or 15, I think. Yeah, I think I was just 15. Who did you tell? First I told my mom. How did your mom react to that? She was fine. That was a mess. But she was fine. We were in tears a bit. Yeah, [00:06:30] I didn't cry. I was like, I don't know how to tell you. I'm gay grandchildren for you. See, what I find funny is the fact that you like, It's like I'm gay, and it's more like coming out to your parents about saying I'm pregnant. It's probably more frowned upon now. Oh, you should get a TV show if you're pregnant. Yeah, there should be a TV show of people coming out of the age that could that could get really good. Actually, I really like the sound of that. [00:07:00] I think that's my next project after the business is already Yeah. The clearest book is a TV show Reality reality TV Show or something like that. What would we call coming out? You mentioned the drama on that show out of shit. Oh, I love it. I can picture this week on coming out the biggest cat I ever out of Narnia. Yeah, coming out of Narnia was my job. So, um [00:07:30] so who did you, Um how did the reaction go when you were telling your friends that you were gay? Um and really? Tell them like, you just kind of assume like, yeah, Like like the real close ones. I I told. And like you let Facebook do the rest? Oh, no. I was late to that game [00:08:00] that I was so late to that party. I was like, turned up and everyone had gone 2010. I got on there. It was 2011. Very late. We held out. I think it was 2009 myself. Cheers. Yeah, I held out for ages. I was like too much of a one was on. I was like, Oh, damn, I want to talk to people. I have to go on Facebook. Yeah. First MySpace, Bebo, then Facebook [00:08:30] I. I still have my MySpace. My I mean, my Bebo is still there, but I don't use it. I still go there. I like. Yeah, I got so much love. Winston still has his I was, like, you know, keep keep using it. Why not? So, um, you you had a bit of a sport system with your friends and family. They accepted your sexuality. Uh uh, friends? [00:09:00] Yeah. Family was a bit mixed. Would like to give an example of those mixed reactions. Uh, I have some really religious family members. Yeah, religion. You're a good friend. Yeah, ok. Are you religious yourself? No, very much. Not so at all. Not at all. Well, much. You try not to be. Yeah, well, not any of the Christian [00:09:30] religions. They just keep yeah, a spiritual like pagan Buddhist and stuff and stuff. So have you been in relationships before? Yes, Yes. Would you like to give some examples? How many relationships have you been in? Oh, hang on. I need to count. Danny, give me your hands. I need to add my Yeah, there's a lot. Remember, there's [00:10:00] a difference between things and relationships. Proper relationships, maybe like oh, right. 10 proper actual relationships, I suppose. Yeah. And like a lot of things, a lot Not even go there. Uh, would you like to tell us about in one of your relationships? Uh, the nicest one. [00:10:30] The nicest one. Um, I suppose it was probably my first one. It's always the good one. How long does that last? But well, two years. Oh, yeah. The one from Beijing. Yeah, that was That was nice. Like, hold hand. Wasn't Did you both go to the same high school as something you did? Um, was it a bit obvious that you two were together? No. Like [00:11:00] we it was pretty much out of school that we would ever like. Do anything. Um um well, at school. Oh, hey. Well, you know, there are some places that school, but yeah, we were very like, yeah. Obvious or anything at school. He tried not to be, Uh, we just kind of when he was a different year group and [00:11:30] how much older than he was you, Uh, Was he 15 or something? Yeah, he was. He was 17 at the time when we first got together. Oh, well, so then it was only And then the next year, he wasn't at school. Yeah. See, for me, that was pretty much the same. I was 17 and Freya was 14. It works like it's quite good. So you have in your relationship? Yeah. We weren't, like exclusive, though, because he was all like, Oh, you're young and do [00:12:00] things experiment and stuff, but, like, how does it end? Uh, he moved to Germany. He ran to Germany, Um, as far away as bloody possible. Um, he did music, and so he was all over the world with orchestras and symphonies, so yeah. Yeah, quite. Yeah. It wasn't like a problem or [00:12:30] anything. It was a mutual car. I have to go. Yeah. I mean, I think we both sort of knew it would end at some stage, especially at that age. Yeah. So, um, how do you meet other people in the LGBTI Q community basically wears a shirt. My Facebook stuff? Um, uh, No, I suppose. Did you meet me? We lived here for two weeks. Casually together? [00:13:00] Um, yeah, probably just two friends and Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's actually you're actually probably one of the people that I introduced you to the LGBTI Q community through, like, you know, you bring people around or you know, people. And I'm like, Oh, hey, I don't know you, but hi. Hi. Your da da. [00:13:30] So, um, what is your definition of virginity like of having virginity? Virginity? Virginity itself? Um, yeah. I think a lot of people are like, Oh, I'm still a virgin. I've only done blow jobs and stuff, but I think that counts. I must say it just any mutual sexual contact with someone, um, [00:14:00] penetration. Or I guess that would have to be in any sense. Um, it would definitely lose virginity. You pop the cherry. Yeah, Well, you know, my mouth is still gets penetrated. I guess so. That still counts, I guess. Well, because for lesbians, it's quite hard because you don't have anything there to penetrate the with missing my tongue. Anyway, um, have you experienced [00:14:30] or received any abuse because of your sexuality or gender identity? Uh, yeah, a little bit, I suppose. Over the years, um, do you get yelled at you on the streets? No. Most people don't pick up somehow. These days, I think I just get filed under a little bit strange. Um, yeah, but I've got the art sort of side to fly under. So, um, I don't know. It's hard to sort of tell whether it is just [00:15:00] because you're gay these days, because you know who's so gay? It's just sort of like a go to kind of insult, so it sort of makes it a bit harder, but I've never sort of like, Oh, well, no. Sorry. Um, only, like, once or twice I think of, like, specifically being sort of singled out because I was gay or or people thought I was gay kind of thing. OK, well, thank you for the interview. You very welcome.
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