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Tag Archives: queer folk
And ye shall know them by their repetitiveness
Lew has a great post up at Kiwipolitico about Recognising your enemy, following the passage of marriage equality in NZ. He quotes Kevin Hague MP’s third reading speech, which I shall in turn borrow (this is what we liberals call … Continue reading
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Tagged bob mccoskrie's boner, marriage equality, queer folk, religion, right to zygote life
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Wellington event: get human rights issues for queer, trans and intersex people on the board
Human rights issues for queer, trans and intersex people in New Zealand Early next year New Zealand will appear before other countries at the United Nations (UN) for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). They will question NZ about its … Continue reading
Jessie Rose Foote is a better person than you
Jessie Rose Foote, the daughter of two people who made horrible and deeply personal comments about her orientation while arguing against marriage equality, has now had her side of the story told in the Herald. Under a different byline, one notes. … Continue reading
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Tagged granny herald, journalism FAIL, marriage equality, queer folk
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Two sets of parents – and two very different, telling relationships with their kids
I suppose the Herald should be congratulated for trying to find balance in this article on marriage equality. Two sets of parents with wildly different reactions to their child’s sexual orientation, looking at the marriage equality issue from both sides … Continue reading
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Tagged granny herald, journalism FAIL, marriage equality, queer folk
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Who will be the first openly gay All Black?
Dean Knight, writing for the Herald, makes what I would consider a fairly uncontentious point: yes, it would be lovely if people’s sexual orientations didn’t matter and no one cared, but the fact is our society still does treat heterosexuality … Continue reading
Aggressively promoting an ideology of lustful sexual licence
In the words of Atheist Pinko Sluts Monthly, where do I sign up? Right to Annex Your Uterus Life is at it again, now badgering poor Tony Ryall in an effort to stop Family Planning from getting their satanic hands … Continue reading
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Tagged chuckles, dirty dirty sex, ken orr-ful, old male antichoicers STFU, queer folk, right to lie, right to zygote life
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Monday warm fuzzies: Defence Force representing at Auckland Pride Parade
Members of the Defence Force will march in uniform in the Auckland Pride Parade next month. The Defence Force’s Overwatch group – a peer support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members – has signed up for the parade. … Continue reading
Marriage equality: because your vague societal niggles don’t trump specific individual freedoms
Labour MP Su’a William Sio has come out against Louisa Wall’s marriage equality bill, with the usual “why aren’t we focusing on more important issues” (sorry Sio, didn’t realise you can’t read a book and chew gum at the same … Continue reading
“Those people” are a “problem” – gosh the Nats love their revealing language
Finance Minister Bill English, quoted on Stuff today: deputy Prime Minister Bill English says [legalising same-sex marriage] is ”not that important” and he ”thought the problem had been solved” with civil unions. Yes, I know, he probably meant “the problem” … Continue reading
You know you mean shit when you’re “those people”
And this time, “those people” are same-sex couples who want the right to adopt. From the mouth of our glorious leader himself: “But realistically it’s just not the biggest issue that we face. I know it’s important to those people, … Continue reading
