Big Gay Out 2023, Auckland

Contents:

• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
• BIG GAY OUT 2023
• AS A GAY MAN, I’LL NEVER BE NORMAL
• HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO TAKE ON BIG GAY
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• BIG GAY
• AUCKLAND'S BIG GAY OUT PRI EVENT NCELLED

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY

His sensibily as a gay artist has shaped and elevated the magaze’s athetic, but he has to keep his creativy check lt Mx be seen as a magaze for gay men. But fish strong, as the nflict over Richie’s bathhoe project grows and Mx has to nsir whether ’s too risky for the magaze to speak to gay men, or even gay moments like this, the historil fictn feels not entirely historil. In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out.

JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.

Gay Water, however, is out and proud.

BIG GAY OUT 2023

The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny. “Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh.

AS A GAY MAN, I’LL NEVER BE NORMAL

He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water.

“Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO TAKE ON BIG GAY

Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said. Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space.

He had been anonymo until Wednday's his openg statement, Ziegler emphasized that he is a gay man and a registered Democrat who has been acced of betrayg his party. We feel credibly privileged to once aga be workg wh the Burt Foundatn Aotearoa to brg you another succsful Big Gay Out.

Alongsi our sponsorship of the Big Gay Out, over the past few years our staff have pched wh ndom packg events, got their sweat on to raise $18, 000 for Sweat wh Pri and our Staff Foundatn provid $25, 000 to fund an at-home HIV ttg programme. Alongsi our partnership wh Burt Foundatn and Big Gay Out, there are many other ways we’ve been playg our part the Rabow muny. In 2022 we; Sponsored Ōttahi Christchurch’s #ColourfulCashel art stallatn and Kahura Dner, helpg raise money for the Christchurch Foundatn’s PRIDE Endowment Fund Ran our send Proud Colleague Campaign, givg rabow lleagu across ANZ a platform to share their voice and spire the muny Raised money for Q-topia through our Pri Network social events We’ve got some excg thgs planned for Big Gay Out 2023.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Once aga we’re lighted to be helpg people and small bs thrive through the ANZ Big Gay Marketplace – makg possible for over 50 stall holrs to take part via the ANZ stall subsidy. Spark Health are proud to aga be sponsorg the Hora Hub at Big Gay out 2023. We nt wa to see you at Big Gay Out 2023 ??.

Southern Cross is proud to be enuragg our rabow muni to live their healthit liv wh pri at the 2023 Big Gay foster an clive workplace and society where our people and members n embrace and celebrate their diversy and thenticy. Alongsi our Burt Foundatn Big Gay Out partnership, we supported var rabow and not for prof wellbeg iativ 2022.

BIG GAY

Sponsorg the 2021 NZAF Big Gay Out event.

Vis at the Big Gay Out Southern Cross Piic area to grab some sha om the summer sun, w epic priz and pture some lourful ntent wh your pri pals. The Warehoe Group is proud to be sponsorg Big Gay Out aga 2023 and supportg this year’s event as the official staabily partner - helpg to make sure the event is zero waste and rbon ntral! Celebratg and attendg events such as Big Gay Out is an opportuny to monstrate that mment to our team and to Aotearoa.

Come down and see at Big Gay Out and Snap Your #KIWIPRIDE at our 360 photobooth! MC is exced about formally supportg the Big Gay Out aga 2023, and for at least the next three those who don’t know , MC is a big, tablished law firm Auckland and Wellgton. At SEEK, we believe creatg environments where people n brg their whole selv to work, and we're proud to partner wh Big Gay Out to enurage bs across Aotearoa to do the same.

AUCKLAND'S BIG GAY OUT PRI EVENT NCELLED

We’re so exced to be a part of Big Gay Out 2023 and look forward to seeg you all there!

We strive to engage wh stunts and staff, and support them while they’re at AUT, as well as beg volved wh var iativ like Big Gay Out.