Part of building reform is about broadening our movement
I was very happy last week to see Benn Dorrington’s, We Need Reform, Not Rainbows story in this newspaper. This is a debate worth having, and I’m glad to see ... The post Part of building reform is...
View ArticleWhile we fight for same-sex marriage people are dying
Sometimes our focus on same-sex marriage surprises me. I have written about it many times, and people will probably know my views by now. But I was really surprised this ... The post While we fight for...
View ArticleStereotypes: they’re everywhere
I am not what you would call your ‘stereotypical gay man’. I am not camp, I am the owner of a pretty decent beard most of the time, I have ... The post Stereotypes: they’re everywhere appeared first on...
View ArticleIstanbul! (Or how I managed to get caught in a Turkish queer march)
More than any other city I have been to before, I think I was most anxious coming in to Istanbul. Not because there is something scary about the place, but ... The post Istanbul! (Or how I managed to...
View ArticleGovernment not queer-friendly enough
Kevin Rudd is probably the most queer friendly PM Australia has ever had. But one of his first key decisions has shown that queering the Government still isn’t high on ... The post Government not...
View ArticleOPINION: A sick joke
The following are Tweets from the account of Foreign Minister Bob Carr: “Meeting with members of #LGBTI community on making LGBTI rights a core foreign policy priority of Rudd Government” “I ... The...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Election Update
Earlier this year, I wrote a piece about my priorities for an election year. With a new Prime Minister, lots of policy changes, and a new election date, I thought ... The post COLUMN: Election Update...
View ArticleCOMMENT: Don’t let us become political playthings
It is a significant victory. Even though it was only discussed for under two minutes, same-sex marriage took centre stage during the first election debate. Both Kevin Rudd and ... The post COMMENT:...
View ArticleOPINION: Be careful you don’t accidentally elect a bigot
Preferences are probably one of the most obscure parts of our electoral system, yet also one of the most important. They can often make a major difference in who ... The post OPINION: Be careful you...
View ArticleOPINION: Judge Abbott on what he does, not just what he says
When thinking about Tony Abbott’s views on social issues it’s easy just to think about his gaffes. A couple of weeks ago was a great example. In Western Sydney the ... The post OPINION: Judge Abbott on...
View ArticleOPINION: Abbott is elected. Where to next?
Tony Abbott is our new Prime Minister. In what was a convincing (although not smashing) victory, Abbott has led the Coalition to at least three years in Government. The question, ... The post OPINION:...
View ArticleOPINION: Bring back Woolies’ vibrators
Complaints against the supermarket chain Woolworths have lead it to remove a vibrator it was stocking in its sexual health section. The complaints were pretty predictable – that stocking vibrators ......
View ArticleOPINION: Born this way?
Josh Hutcherson, star of The Hunger Games, said to Out Magazine the other day: “Maybe I could say right now I’m 100 percent straight. But who knows? In a fucking ... The post OPINION: Born this way?...
View ArticlePut on a fucking condom
EVERYWHERE I look, bareback sex seems to be new the new trend with gay men. On Grindr, Manhunt, Scruff and Gaydar men are often asking for “raw sex”. There are ... The post Put on a fucking condom...
View ArticleLumumba and Collingwood AFL drama more than just a casual homophobic incident
ON Friday, it was revealed that Collingwood player Heritier Lumumba was due to leave the club over a disagreement regarding a homophobic slur in the club. Lumumba complained over graffiti on ... The...
View ArticleThe “new” marriage equality strategy is bound to be a failure
When Australian Marriage Equality announced their new strategy on Monday to win over eight MPs that are needed in order to make marriage equality a reality, Simon Copland was sceptical. He explains...
View ArticleMardi Gras’“shameful” moment
The video of a Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras official confronting the organiser of a pro-refugee float last weekend has gone viral. Simon Copland pens his thoughts on why this was not only a...
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