Here he is, the sexy and gorgeous Mr. Gay Wellington, New Zealand - Michael Gray winner for 2010, chosen in front of a capacity crowd at The Garden Club at the end of October.26-year-old Opera singer Michael's been busy in Rotorua at the New Zealand Aria competition, but GayNZ.com managed to catch up with him for a quick Q&A session, where he shares his coming out story, tells them what kinds of guys he likes, and reveals his hopes and dreams for the future.GayNZ.com: Well done on becoming Mr. Gay Wellington 2010! What did you have to do on stage to win?Michael: The competition was in three stages, the first being Open wear, followed by Summer wear, and finishing with Night wear with questions from Aaron and Andy in each round. It was fantastic to see each people's interpretation of the sections - In the night wear section we had people dressed from pyjama pants to suit and tie.When did you come out as gay, and what was it like for you at the time?I actually came out when I was in my final year at the infamous Otago Boys' High School - One of the other prefects at school saw me dirty dancing with, and kissing, a boy on the dance floor at a club a week after my 18th birthday. I turned up at school on Monday, and naturally, everyone in the entire school knew! But I went in with my head held high, and the funny thing was that none of the senior boys gave me any flack about it - they stood up for me even! It seems strange to say that I respect and thank-them for accepting me, and what's more, respecting me. I really hope that I helped the gay and bisexual boys at that school know that if you are honest with yourself you can earn the respect of your fellow schoolmates... Even the biggest, most-macho, rugby boys- as I found out!READ MICHAEL'S ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE
Here he is, the sexy and gorgeous Mr. Gay Wellington, New Zealand - Michael Gray winner for 2010, chosen in front of a capacity crowd at The Garden Club at the end of October.
26-year-old Opera singer Michael's been busy in Rotorua at the New Zealand Aria competition, but GayNZ.com managed to catch up with him for a quick Q&A session, where he shares his coming out story, tells them what kinds of guys he likes, and reveals his hopes and dreams for the future.
GayNZ.com: Well done on becoming Mr. Gay Wellington 2010! What did you have to do on stage to win?
Michael: The competition was in three stages, the first being Open wear, followed by Summer wear, and finishing with Night wear with questions from Aaron and Andy in each round. It was fantastic to see each people's interpretation of the sections - In the night wear section we had people dressed from pyjama pants to suit and tie.
When did you come out as gay, and what was it like for you at the time?
I actually came out when I was in my final year at the infamous Otago Boys' High School - One of the other prefects at school saw me dirty dancing with, and kissing, a boy on the dance floor at a club a week after my 18th birthday. I turned up at school on Monday, and naturally, everyone in the entire school knew! But I went in with my head held high, and the funny thing was that none of the senior boys gave me any flack about it - they stood up for me even! It seems strange to say that I respect and thank-them for accepting me, and what's more, respecting me. I really hope that I helped the gay and bisexual boys at that school know that if you are honest with yourself you can earn the respect of your fellow schoolmates... Even the biggest, most-macho, rugby boys- as I found out!
READ MICHAEL'S ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE
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