The so-called “don’t say gay” law is premised on the misguided belief that, by not talking about gay people, they can simply make us disappear.
LGBTQI+
Non-heteronormative sexual identities
Happy Sydney Mardi Gras!
I love how the exactly the same objections from some sectors come out every single year.
Open Letter to Melbourne Queer Film Festival attendees
This guest post is from Jonathan Williams, a member of the MQFF trans selection panel, a body which did NOT select one particular trans-themed film which has been included in the festival program.
Femmostroppo Reader January 26, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Today in good news
1. DADT repeal bill signed. 2. UN resolution condemning extrajudicial killings reinstates sexual orientation clause. 3. Sady Doyle gets a good night’s sleep.
What gay marriage opponents have in common with gay French philosophers
Fear and bigotry exist for a reason, so I looked at their arguments a little more closely. And I amused to discover that, beneath the surface, the view that marriage-is-between-a-man-and-a-woman-and-a-man-and-a-woman-only can probably be made sense of by the work of a famously gay, leftie French philosopher. Michel Foucault.
In fact, when it came to the political logic underlying their arguments, Foucault and gay marriage opponents had a fair bit in common.
Great news to wake up to
The US Senate has voted to repeal the 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” bill that banned same-sex-attracted military personnel from being open and honest about their sexual orientation under penalty of dismissal.
Review: Radical Act
Radical Act, a documentary by Tex Clark, was filmed back in 1995 and is about the queer/feminist music scene in the USA at that time. The documentary is simple but endearing – Clark interviewed female musicians and music journalists about… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader November 27, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed-reader. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
The UN General Assembly this week voted to allow LGBT people to be executed without cause
Seriously.
I have no words.
Hoyden About Town 