February 2012
9 posts
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Comparison - Rudd and Gillard →
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Tony Abbott →
an interesting perspective on Tony Abbott, I still don’t like the man - but it makes him more understandable.
Read this now: "Why We Should All Be Against 'Gay... →
gaywrites:
As more and more states join the discussion about marriage equality (what up, Washington and hopefully Maryland?) it’s important to think about how we talk about the issues at hand. More specifically: why do we use the language we do?
For a while, we referred to the overall political topic of people of the same sex getting married as “gay marriage.” But that’s never been right. Why?...
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“I don’t remember people looking at John Howard and saying ‘Gee I wish he’d be...”
– Prime Minister Julia Gillard (via tu-sei-piccolina)
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Watch
Australian comedian Magda Szubanski has declared she is gay on Channel Ten’s The Project
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Amnesty - Homophobia in Uganda →
In numerous places around the world, homosexuality remains a site of intense political and social anxiety. Despite sexual orientation becoming a valid focus of international human rights law, over 80 countries around the world continue to criminalise homosexuality.
Uganda is now reconsidering legislation that would enhance the criminal penalties that already exist for people who engage consensual...
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Rudd ad nauseum →
Watching QandA - people should just let Rudd go.
It happened. Move on.
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Yesterday Was A Sad Day For Women’s Health →
January 2012
12 posts
Water: 'Why Every City Should Be Planting Rain... →
plantedcity:
From Atlantic Cities:
Once, cities were built to channel storm water away from building foundations and roadways. But as urban areas have grown, rooftops, streets and other impervious surfaces have disrupted cities’ natural hydrology. Today, everyone from water authorities to home gardeners are looking to absorb rain where it falls, eschewing traditional treatment plants and...
fuck yeah sex education: pansexualpride: Queer... →
pansexualpride:
Queer Children Are Dying… But Many More Are Living
cassket:
Most of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth we saw on the news in 2011 were dead.
Last fall, media outlets around the country reported on the death of Rutgers University…
Early Onset of Night: So the internet rose up and... →
early-onset-of-night:
that the government could do what those laws gave it the power to do all along. Should we be shocked? Not if we are over ten years old. The government, you see, can do WHATEVER it wants, WHENEVER it wants. The laws are numerous enough and vague enough that they can be interpreted anyway the…
In memory of Phillip Parker, age 14 →
gaywrites:
Phillip Parker, a 14-year-old from Tennessee, took his own life on Friday after relentless bullying because he was gay. His family had reported incidents of bullying to the school, but nothing happened.
Added grandfather Paul Harris: “Because he was gay, he got mistreated physically, mentally by several people out there at the school, and I am very resentful as a result of it....
I will be my own valentine because I'm fucking...
shitbloggerssay:
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Sexual orientation and homosexuality: APA →
Sexual orientation is commonly discussed as if it were solely a characteristic of an individual, like biological sex, gender identity, or age. This perspective is incomplete because sexual orientation is defined in terms of relationships with others
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Anti-gay message inflicts pain →
Santorum's Homophobia Problem →
comingoutjournal:
By Jay Michaelson Author of God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality
LGBT people awoke with a sense of dread to the news of Rick Santorum’s near-tie with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses. Santorum is not just the butt (pun intended) of a deservingly dirty joke; he has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to bashing gay people for political gain. He is the poster...
Climate Change: 'China to tax carbon emissions by... →
plantedcity:
From Business Green:
China looks set to impose a direct tax on its largest greenhouse gas emitters by 2015, according to reports in state media.
Proposals for an environmental tax are being reviewed by the Ministry of Finance and are expected to come into force before the end of the 2011-2015 five-year plan, the state news agency Xinhua reported today, citing government...
December 2011
17 posts
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Petition →
Tony Abbott currently opposes marriage equality for gay citizens. While Mr Abbott strongly opposes marriage equality, there are many other Liberal MPs who strongly support marriage equality in the Liberal Party. I want these other MPs to have the ability to vote for marriage equality when a bill is tabled in Parliament.
Marriage is an Act of parliament and the majority of marriages (70%+) are now...
The best reasons for marriage equality that you... →
By Alvin McEwen
November 2011
15 posts
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Conscience Vote - Interview with Alex Greenwich →
Study finds bisexual women more depressed,... →
gaywrites:
A new study by George Mason University finds women who identify as bisexual are more likely to struggle with stress and depression than women who identify as gay or straight .
The study also found that bisexual men and women were more likely to abuse alcohol. The likelihood of alcohol abuse dropped for bisexual men as they got older, but stayed the same for bisexual women.
The...
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The Sociology of Gay Politics: Bisexual Teens at... →
gaypolitics:
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, bullying by their peers and truancy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois.
The study, published in the October…
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Gay Marriage in Australia - Conscience Vote
Conscience (noun) - a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour
Can a conscience vote conducted among politicians, who represent only a portion of the population’s opinions and priorities, truly indicate the best course of action?
http://www.caah.org.au/consciencevote
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“A failure of action, particularly if it is persistent, and in the face of other...”
– Michael Kirby
http://www.thercs.org/society/Filestore/PDFDownloads/Michael_Kirby_Lecture_June_2010.pdf
Hate crimes on the rise, no one knows why →
projectqueer:
After a rash of violence, claims of inaction and hours of back-and-forth, one thing is clear: D.C. police and the city’s transgender community can’t agree on a single thing.
Councilmember Phil Mendelson, chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, called a hate crimes hearing in response to recent attacks against members of the transgender community. He expressed a deep desire to...
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