i dislike the name sydney mardi gras because it sucks the rainbow out of the event but i never liked Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras either. what about the rest of us? the queer community isn’t just gay people. but that’s not why i’m posting now. i wanted to say that this is really [...]

it’s strange how the bombings and shootings that result in many deaths that happen in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Libya, Yemen, etc do not horrify him as much. oh wait, it’s not- he supports or perpetuates those attacks and this speech is really just hypocritical.

this is a step forward but having it in the DSM is still stigmatising and hopefully it will go the way of the homosexuality entry. and none of the ASDs are going to be dropped- they’re going to be merged under one diagnosis, including asperger disorder.

oh yay a reading list! my holidays are in 5 days and i need to a starting point. A Decade of Building a Queer Palestinian Discourse: http://www.bekhsoos.com/web/2012/05/alqaws/ Dalia Mogahed: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring: http://www.ted.com/talks/dalia_mogahed_the_attitudes_that_sparked_arab_spring.html people protest against the queensland governments proposal to ditch same sex civil unions and their cutting of the funding [...]

thank you bigoted pastor. thats the thing about prejudiced, extremist rants- they tend to make the queer community outraged and draw out bigger, angrier protests and mobilise more people than months of building work could and gain more publicity for the issue than if they had never said anything at all. so thanks again bigoted [...]

both seem to be using this as a publicity stunt. especially DC just like it did with batwoman. in northstars case though its about time his sexuality was adressed properly- he came out in the 1990s but only got a boyfriend recently- its about time. i dont think they should have retconned green lanterns orientation, [...]

i disagree with the sentiment that obama is a good guy deep down inside, a shrewd politician who really wants to do the right thing in the end. he’s not. he wants to do what will benifit him politically and buisiness’ economically in the end. besides that i dislike him being called gay. i just [...]

obamas forever war: http://socialistworker.org/2012/05/07/forever-war the first may day: http://socialistworker.org/2012/05/01/story-of-the-first-may-day marriage advocates arrested in 2010 make progress in the courts: http://socialistworker.org/2012/05/07/a-win-for-the-equality-9 Zionism versus the Jewish labour movement: http://sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7310:who-fought-anti-semitism?-zionism-versus-the-jewish-labour-movement&Itemid=411 you cant protest in australia: http://sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7307:protests-as-palestine-trial-begins-in-melbourne&Itemid=602 rebuttal to Mona el Tahawy: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/5355/politics-at-the-tip-of-the-clitoris_why-in-fact-do the link between class struggle, snow white and dumbo the elephant: http://libcom.org/history/1941-disney-cartoonists-strike the anatomy of a [...]

The Oppressed Brown Girls Doing Things tumblr is hilarious. so sick of racists and islamophobes going all orientalist, ranting and refering to people of colour in the most condesending way possible like they speak for women of colour. speaking of which i found those pictures in Mona el Tahawy’s piece offensive- it’s the sort of [...]

the images of this incident are horrific. i do not see how anyone can justify shooting 2 kids who have surrendered, pulling the critically injured child out of the car and then beating them while they lie in a pool of their own blood. one of them apparently died twice whilst in care. the dialogue [...]

i know what you mean about the moderation. it seems to hinder dialogue and debate though, yeah, if somebody does say something heinous whilst aware it is so then it should be taken off(or you could leave it and we could mock the offender for being a bigot). sometimes moderation isnt entirely bad or at [...]

they’re putting restrictions on the veil?! wtf?! like that isnt a little racist and won’t stir up more islamophobia. it’s like “hey gotta memorise your face in case something that threatens national security happens”. urgh. and michelle & hilary would do well to remember that it is international working womens day not international womens day. [...]

happy mardi gras people. it is far from the radical protest for queer lib it once was: http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=6312:it-was-a-riot-30-years-since-australias-first-mardi-gras reading up on the builders labourers federation in australia. they were a really militant union back in the day: http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=5847:green-bans-red-unions http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=5838:review-dare-to-struggle-dare-to-win and it is international womens day on thursday so i was reading this piece on the [...]

hahaha my comrade and i were laughing at this yesterday. it’s like now we have scientific proof to back up what we’ve been saying all along. can’t argue with science.

shit zionists say. if you have ever interacted with one then you will know where this is coming from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXD_Kq3q4U heheheheh “did you know we invented houmous?” “we invented chocolate.” “there’s already a palestinian state- it’s called jordan. “”HAMAS HAMAS HAMAS HAMAS”. *giggles wildly the campaign against workfare in the uk. they got macdonalds to [...]

the story about 1/4 kids being malnourished is just disgusting, especially when you consider that there is enough food in the world to feed everyone only it is being destroyed to keep profits up for capitalist powers. speaking of which the pill is still out of stock in lebanon. i think this article focus’ too [...]

invasion day and the 40th aniversary of the aboriginal tent embassy in australia featured a brilliant protest by ATSI people and supporters that has been demonised by the media. it was the most wonderful thing i have ever seen. this is what struggle and resistance looks like. gillard and abbott were terrified to see the [...]

almost forgot. a lebanese feminist collective(nasawiya) had a rally to criminalise marital rape on saturday. the government had put forth a bill dealing with family violence that included marital rape but that caused a fuss & it was taken out. here are the pics complete with subtle occupy & blue bra girl references :
http://www.facebook.com/nasawiya?ref=ts#!/photo.php?fbid=10150588207785734&set=a.10150588206920734.442479.337567040733&type=1&theater

Go Nigeria! it’s a total shame of course they’ve called strike action off: http://socialistworker.org/2012/01/12/general-strike-rocks-nigeria a youtube of what it might be about, beyond petrol prices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAoLBCmB_Ms our PM earns $470,000 a year. what does her government think those of us on welfare should get? this: http://www.sa.org.au/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=7184%3Abill-shorten-is-more-offensive-than-teresa-gambaro&Itemid=395 a brief report on s#!t our government does to [...]

the post with the primary school teacher made me smile. it’s so important to educate kids & give them the tools to critique social constructs & children are so open minded & capable of understanding more than adults give them credit for. it’s why i wanted to teach primary(but have settled for secondary for irrelevant [...]