Linkspam – end of January 2012 edition
From the new and awesome blog Queereka, “Sunday School Salutations” which is soon (probably already has) launched a sex advice column and is seeking questions: The most instructive answer I got was...
View ArticleUmbrella phrases
Last weekend I went to Melbourne’s Midsumma Carnival to volunteer at my work’s stand for a couple of hours. The weather was lovely, the people were fantastic and I had a really great time. Just one...
View ArticleFrank Furedi’s comments on atheism
Frank Furedi posted another screed against atheism, well “so-called New [Atheism]” earlier this month. It’s not hard to demolish, so I’m not going to deconstruct it line by line, but seriously Mr...
View ArticleGuest post: No special rights for lifestyle choices
This is a guest post from James Dominguez. – Right now in this country, and around the world, huge numbers of wicked, self-entitled people are demanding that the government grant them special rights...
View ArticleThe small victories
After reading Sleepydumpling’s post at The Fat Heffalump, “To All the Lionesses of the World“, I thought about a few of the minor, but important victories I’ve had at work in the past 6 – 9 months. The...
View ArticleThe ACL fail to surprise me
So the ACL put out a press release today claiming that the “gay activists” (yes I know, I’m one too, I want to know who isn’t apart from the ACL), was claiming victory over the (voluntary as far as we...
View ArticleLinkspam – sadly not on holidays edition
Now back from holidays, and a final post on Cologne is yet to be written, but is percolating around my head, I have much linkspam to share. And as always, this is a fraction of the cool stuff I’ve...
View ArticleThis is my body
This is my body This is my skin These are my curves, My corners, my moves I do not need you to tell me I am fat It is impossible for me to ignore I know from the way you look at me I know from the way...
View ArticleBi-invisibility makes me mad
Whenever I read the term “gay marriage” I get annoyed. The word “gay” has a specific meaning, it is a sexual orientation in this context, so therefore “gay marriage” would be wedding between two gay...
View ArticleThe privilege of “gay”
I understand everyone’s desire for umbrella terms, a term to group a whole lot of something under. We grow up with it at school when we start grouping like things together. We have birds, which are...
View ArticleStereotype threat in the workplace
This is a slightly edited copy of a blog post I wrote at work. We’re encouraged to blog about stuff, so I decided to blog about work related feminism – because why not. I first learnt about...
View ArticleThe Linkspam of midwinter (July 2014)
And this winter, which has finally arrived in Melbourne, have a lovely collection of links for your pleasure. Don Weise at Huffpost Gay Voices writes, “When I Call Myself Bisexual“: As part of the new...
View ArticleAll the linkspam forever more (September 2014)
I’ve been busy, and consequently I haven’t been keeping up to date with all my linkspam – though I have been collecting it in copious quantities. I’m going to group it by type because that appears to...
View Article#endGamerGate2014 Linkspam
I’ve been paying attention to Gamer Gate, because as a woman who plays games and who likes to see diverse representation of characters and stories, they’re a group that does not have my interest at...
View ArticleLet’s talk about biphobia in the gay and lesbian communities
So on my recent post about biphobia at Pride, a commenter by the name of Marc stopped by to tell me that gay people have no power or privilege and therefore they can’t discriminate or oppress bisexual...
View ArticleI believe in limitations on free speech
I don’t think that speech which harms minoritised groups should be protected. I don’t think that giving another platform to someone who has engaged in hate speech regarding a minoritised group is...
View ArticleEssay: It belong to them, let’s give it back
I submitted this essay for assessment (I got a HD) in the first trimester of last year. It’s relevant to a twitter conversation so I’m posting it here as submitted. All errors are mine. Essay...
View ArticleSubmission to the Federal Government’s Religious Freedom Review
You have until 14 February to make a submission. Go now. There are fears that this review “Is Actually About Entrenching Discrimination, Participant Says“. Please make a submission. The short read...
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