Tag Archives: marriage equality

Marriage equality in Australia: Pie

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

Today, as part of my ongoing harangue about LBGT rightsthat is unlikely to end before the actual bill is passed and maybe not even then, I’d like to share a great video rant by Jonathan Pie. This guy does some great … Continue reading →

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Marriage equality in Australia: Fallout

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Here’s an interesting angle on the results I happily shared the other day. A Facebooker by the name of Carrie Hou shared the following post and I thought it was worth copying here: Can white lgbtq/allies who haven’t stepped a … Continue reading →

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Huh (3).

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

(Wednesday of Huh, Part 3) This site has a cool interactive map showing the same-sex marriage survey results in more detail. I was pleased to see that my old stomping grounds, Fremantle (heh, and Rottnest) and Perth, beat the overall percentages … Continue reading →

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Pull out a light

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

A guest blog by my pal Ilya. It’s not until you see their faces again that you make one and one come together. They’re faces you know. From school. Work. Maybe your local pub. Or library. You don’t know them, … Continue reading →

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A timely reminder

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

With only a couple of weeks left in October, I’d like to send a timely reminder to anyone in Australia who might be hesitating over this, and make sure my close-knit cadre of regular readers are in the loop. New … Continue reading →

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Once more with LBGT feeling

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

Another day where I could work, write a blog post, write a blog response, or edit my book … and I had to drop at least one of the above. So my post today is the comment, once again. I … Continue reading →

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Australians I have never met and yet I like, and who make me proud

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

No, I’m not stopping. Nor am I sorry. Quite aside from Ilya, who was not an Australian when I met him and who now is one, and one with whom I am delighted to share citizenship … and aside from … Continue reading →

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Queermisia

Posted on October 1, 2017 by

It’s been a busy week and we had a lot of excellent debate (and some excellent shouting and exquisitely-crafted strawmen and towering mesas and buttes (dare I say it, Not Homophobic Buttes? Looks like I dare, fuckers) of moral high … Continue reading →

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Wit and Wisdom

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Subtitle: And Also Aaron and dreameling Were There Hee. Sorry. Seriously, you’re the Riggs and Murtaugh of wit and wisdom. Whether one of you is chaos and the other mayhem at any one time, doesn’t matter. Never change. You know, … Continue reading →

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Interlude: 994

Posted on March 6, 2016 by

Day 59. 186 pages, 91,211 words. Australia is still dicking around with marriage equality. Here’s an amusing video on the topic. I didn’t go to YouTube for this, but this Australian take on The Daily Show is well worth a … Continue reading →

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