April 2012
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cvalda:
onehatmadder:
A bar in Wellington called [public] kicked out a lesbian couple for kissing last night! This blatant display of homophobia is really upsetting. If you live in Wellington, don’t go to this bar! If you live elsewhere in NZ or even overseas, let the bar know how you feel on their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Public/112507225475422
Pash-in potentially...
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Citizen Nawi: screening this Thursday in... →
A fundraiser for Ta’ayush: Palestinians & Israelis striving together to end the Israeli occupation and to achieve full civil equality through daily non-violent direct-action. Citizen Nawi tells the story of gay Israeli anti-occupation activist Ezra Nawi and the Palestinians of South Hebron Hills, whose struggle he joins.
Offers insight into the intersection of homophobia and occupation...
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“The use of the term ‘real women’ in relation to body shape or size implies that...”
– “Real Women” in advertising and the body image obsession
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Notes from Queer Avengers discussion group:...
Bill Logan outlined the development of the campaign from 1984.
Labour Party MP Fran Wilde met with gay activists in a basement room in a gay support centre, comparable to the space Queer Avengers use courtesy Wellington Gay Welfare Group. With election approaching, Wilde pledged to support homosexual law reform, won her seat partly due to a surge of gay support. Campaign for reform then...
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simple shit is simple. repeat after me:
why should i care about women?
because theyre people.
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why should i care about black people?
because theyre people.
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why should i care about trans* people?
because theyre people.
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why should i care about poor people?
because theyre people.
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why should i care about sex workers?
because theyre people.
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why should i care about any marginalized people?
because theyre people.
