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So can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I'm a hairdresser. I 19. Um gay. Do you like music? I like music. What type of music? Lady Gaga, Micky Little Wayne Little way and movies. Have you seen that already? So how's your social life? It's pretty well go out when I can. [00:00:30] You go out when you can. You go out to shine. It's good. Is it fun? It is fun. Yeah. Do you have a little bit of a take along person with you? Yes, I do. Is he sitting in the corner with you right now? Yes. He's sitting in the corner. Yeah. Is he hugging himself like a little teddy bear? Yes, he is sometimes. So you're 1919? And you're a male male? No. [00:01:00] How do you express yourself? How do I express myself? Masculine, Feminine. Both both masculine and feminine. Yes. Yes. OK. Um when? So you're gay. True? Yes. When did you realise? Third time, 13. 13. So what was happening around that time when you were 13? Experimenting with who? People. People [00:01:30] not mention any names? No cookies, Cookies, donkeys. Ok, ignore the strange person that's hanging himself in the corner of a person. So you're experimenting. Did you accept your sexuality? Um, around that time, Not at that time. I did it when I was a little bit older. Did you think it was just a phase that you were going through? [00:02:00] Obviously, it wasn't No. What a strange face that would be. Yeah, as he nods away. So, um, so when you're going through these experimenting or these thoughts or these feelings did you ever thought Hey, this is new. Maybe I should keep this a secret, just in case people might discriminate of some sort. Yes, I did. For a long period of time until I actually came out. When [00:02:30] did you come out? About 16. And when did you accept it? Then the same time as you come out. So a bit of a break. About three years. So what was going through your head during that three years? Um, people would accept me for who I am. What was going through your head when you came out? How do I tell people? [00:03:00] How so? How about your friends? How do they react? I'm like, Oh, my God. You're going like Oh, my God. Let's go to the mall and put on makeup and ouch. Slap my hand against the wall. Um, how about your parents? They were pretty accepted. How about the cousin that's hugging himself in the corner? Yes. How? How did you feel? [00:03:30] Well, it was obvious at the age of, like, seven, he was always the dresses. Nicely, I guess. And then, uh then, like, 15. I saw him when he was 15, and he still dressed like that. And I was like, He has to be gay. He's gotta be gay. And then, yeah, he just told me. And I said, I know. And he goes, uh, how do you know it? It just came out recently, and it's just obvious, man. [00:04:00] Quite funny. That does actually sound like you. That and now you're going to be the guy hugging yourself in the corner. Pretty much so, um, in a way, did you actually felt that you had to keep it a secret before you came out? Yeah. Kind of. A few people. Like who? Some are very old mates. Um, [00:04:30] because they went really there. They didn't really accept that. But now they do, but yeah. So, um, when you came out. Did any other people actually felt like they had to? Um Did they realise that they were coming out as well? Or they were not at the time. No, not at the time. No, no, there was there were a couple, but But not till later on. Later on in life, I should say, [00:05:00] Yeah. So what has changed since then? I'm not open with myself. Um um, a lot's changed. Um, friends have have more friends or friends have stayed you. I've noticed you've moved around a lot as well. Yes, I've moved a lot. Would you like to elaborate? [00:05:30] Um, when I was, how old was I? I was Would have been Seven parents got a divorce, went through hell, Um, moving from Hamilton Termino and then to Auckland and Wellington and back to Hamilton, back to Wellington, Back to Hamilton. It was kind of a a big tennis match. And one point, [00:06:00] Australia and Australia. I was the ex partner, alcoholic, alcoholic. So you've had a lot of support from your friends. And obviously your family says the cousin in the corner. Yeah, yeah. Oh, there'll be no Oh, cousin le Love [00:06:30] cousin in love always forever. So, um, so you've been in a lot of relationships? Yes. Would you like to elaborate? Um um um Mhm. I wouldn't want to remember. I don't go through that [00:07:00] stuff again. I wouldn't I wouldn't want to go through the stuff of being through, like, talk about and stuff like that. Do you have a number of how many relationships you've been in? It just goes a lot. A lot. Do you know? All right. Um, so has your life, um, affected your relationships in any way? Yes. How about [00:07:30] your sexuality With coming out being open at the age of 16? Yes. And when was your first relationship? The day you came out. That, um, would have been around about 14. My first official relationship. Yeah, that was back in here in high school. Yes. [00:08:00] Yes. The good old days. The good old good old days. You want to tell us about that relationship or not? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. So how do you meet each other? People in the community. Um, go out, Have a drink. I've also noticed that, um [00:08:30] in Hamilton, every all the gay people go to Starbucks? Yes, they do. They coffee. Coffee hoos. Do you go there? No, I don't like coffee. No, he doesn't like coffee. Apparently, I love coffee, So, yeah, you go to, um, Starbucks? Is that like, their little unofficial youth gay group? In a way, love to catch up. Um, chill. Have a coffee. [00:09:00] Have you ever went to any of the LGBT groups or anywhere in the country? Not at this previous moment. No. How about in the past? No, no, not Rainbow Wacky schools out in Wellington. No, no, no. You had to think about it. Have I said no? No, I. I do have a lot of [00:09:30] friends in the LGBTI Q. I think so. You think so? Talk. I don't know if anyone actually goes to these kind of meetings and stuff. I mean, like, I mean, in general, do you have a lot of gay friends? Yes. Pipes, pipes. It's like the big group. Big group. Yeah. So, um, you go to shine often when I can. When I can. When you can. When I can. [00:10:00] When you can. Do you see a lot of the same face over and over and over. again. I Is there much of a, um, crowd to hear when you do you think about, um, sometimes, depending on what day it is. And if there's a show. Show you. Do you, um, do people always go for the same person every time they go there or try to change or anything like [00:10:30] that? They're all the same. They they always go to the same person. Yeah, like I'm gonna go to shine. Oh, it's all the same faces. Oh, OK. I'll just sleep with you and see if there's a fun And people come out from the mountain and that kind of stuff where someone's new, they always pronounce the new fresh meat car, though. Yeah. Yeah. So, um, obviously Hamilton has a chlamydia. [00:11:00] Has a has a reputation. What, New Zealand? No, I don't know. I've heard the highest second highest, either. So, um, is that is that a rumour or a fact that it's the highest or second highest chlamydia in New Zealand? I would not know. Do you have No, No, I don't. No, I'm very safe. That's a good [00:11:30] boy. He's safe. Very safe. Very safe. Sorry. I'm just chewing on this biscuit. he's very safe with a biscuit. Yes, he's chewing on the biscuit Hush in the corner, Quiet in the cheap seats. Fun times. OK, so, um, here's a really difficult question. What is your definition of virginity? My Oh, my God. Um, [00:12:00] do do you have a definition? It's just good to have sex. What do you think? I think it's just you have sex for the first time Actual sex for the first time. This is just What is that? How about you? Do you agree You disagree or you have your own thoughts, your own twists? Um, you're in playtime, [00:12:30] um, playing around Well, a lot of people think that I reckon it should be something special. A lot of people think that virginity is different layers of what virginity is like. Some people think that your first time that you should have if you even lose your virginity, that it should be special with someone that you care about. Mhm. OK, what do you think [00:13:00] about what he just said? No, he's right. It's jolly good. So, um, have you received or experienced any abuse or abusive behaviour in the past because of your sexuality or any other reason, I guess. Would you like to elaborate? Are you sure? Positive. Positive as the finger gets flipped. Um, excuse [00:13:30] me. I'm coughing. So, um, how how many people do you think there is in the gay scene in Hamilton? Quite a handful. Handful, Handful. Not more than a handful of, um do you want, like, a number or your average thought? Hm. There's a few. There's plenty. There's plenty Come to Hamilton [00:14:00] and time. So how about in Wellington? Because you go to Wellington often a way. Um, yes, a handful. It a handful hands. A very, very big handful. So our Wellington Hamilton and Auckland And where whereabouts were you in Australia? Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, [00:14:30] Melbourne Place thing Melbourne Victoria of some sorts of across the ditch of the Tasman. Um, what's your favourite area or community? Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Favourite thing about Melbourne or how your favourite community community, gay community or area. I didn't really experience any gay community over over there. How about in Auckland? What's your favourite? If you wanted to be in any of those four areas, [00:15:00] where would you want to be? Oh, it's a tricky question. Not to be in all of them. So to fly a private jet fly over each area. Um uh, you don't know. I don't know. I love them all. You love them. More reasons. Linda. How about Auckland? What's your favourite part about [00:15:30] Auckland? Um, they would have to be the life style. How about Hamilton? Um, it's quiet here, and it's Yeah. How about Wellington? Is [00:16:00] a big, big, big story. Just the past memories from past memories. Well, thank you for the interview. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you. For the person that's hiding in the corner that keeps on hugging himself is.
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