UN passes ‘historic’ gay rights resolution

hot off the presses from the good folk at AFP:

GENEVA, June 17 AFP – The UN Human Rights Council has passed a historic resolution that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for gay rights despite strong Arab and African opposition.

The resolution was passed narrowly with 23 votes in favour, 19 against and three abstentions, after an emotional debate that saw African states accusing South Africa of breaking ranks with the region and siding with the West after it introduced the issue.

Presenting the text on Friday, South Africa said that “no one should be subject to discrimination or violence due to sexual orientation or gender identity.”

It also stressed that the resolution “does not seek to impose values on states, but seeks to initiate dialogue” on the issue.

However, Arab and African states were strongly opposed, with countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference demanding a vote.

There’s more … go pay for your local news outlet to give you the rest.

another milestone moment for lesbians on tv … Callie and Arizona

i can never get enough of watching two married women in public

And this one just breaks my heart. If you think gays and lesbians don’t suffer for their sexuality, watch this.

Labiaplasty and Censorship … the art of the digital labiaplasty

and people wonder why women have body issues. Jesus, i hate hypocrisy like this.

Labiaplasty and Censorship – is there a link? |…, posted with vodpod

and here’s the article from MamaMia.

awesome campaign for women’s equality by Daniel Craig and Judi Dench

oh the love i have for both right now. tis awesome.

EQUALS, posted with vodpod

read the GQ story that goes with, here.

a little rant about homophobia and a certain kind of man

Let me paint a picture for you. My local servo. 9.30pm on a sunday. I wander in to buy a soothing bucketload of chocolate, as you do. At the counter is a bloke and he’s ranting on at the young fella behind the counter.

He’s banging on about the flood levy and what a fucking unAustralian slag that Julia Gillard is, giving all that foreign aid to the bloody indonesians. I’m mildly amused about this as i just happened to have written about it in my latest blog post over at goldcoast.com.au — you’ll be unsurprised to learn that i was expressing the opposite view, however.

Now this bloke is what i call an ‘eighties man’. He’s probly knocking on 60′s door but he can’t quite bring himself to give up the Grecian 2000 and let a little gray into his life. Either that or he really needs to update his toupee. He’s got that big bushy mo that tells the world he’s never gone down on a woman and never will if he’s got anything to say about it. He irons his skintight jeans to a knife-edge. He’s got his CFMEU polo shirt on and his knuckle tatts say ‘love’ and ‘hat’ cos he lost his little finger somewhere. Probly up his own ass because he looks the type who would love to take it up there if he only had the balls to admit it to himself.

He then proves me right by switching his rant to the Greens and their gay, anti-fishing agenda. ‘first thing they’ll do is ban all recreational fishing down the east coast of australia,’ he opines. “second thing they’ll do is let the gays get married.”

By now, of course, i’m standing behind him in the queue. I lean forward and say quietly:

“careful mate, there’s a big old lesbian behind you, within touching distance.”

You’d think i’d rubbed an ice-cold dildo between his arsecheeks he moved that fast. Off he scurried and just before he walked out the door he yelled:

“You can listen to me, girlie, i don’t care.”

Well, he certainly told me.

Arseclown.

Ivan Coyote: To all the kick-ass, beautiful, fierce femmes out there

*sniffle*

A Butch Roadmap by Ivan Coyote

oh FFS

this is why sometimes … not often, admittedly … i get embarrassed by what i do for a living.

the real test, editorially speaking is, if this had not been about a transgendered victim, would it have rated the front page. it is, after all, just a yarn about a grubby domestic dispute.

knowing the newsroom as i do, i’m willing to bet the answer to that question is no. the only reason this got the treatment it did is because the victim is transgendered.

disappointing. depressing.

some links worth taking a look at …

… that i came across in my travels today:

Chaz Bono: I was never a lesbian

chaz interviewed by the lovely anderson cooper of cnn. in it he says he was never a lesbian and that he feels very blessed to be with someone who is able to go through this with him. meanwhile, anderson’s eyes are as ever, heavenly blue.

Can talent outweigh size in hollywood?

story by breeanna hare from cnn about gabourey sidibe and what the future holds for in hollywood given her size, and her talent. some industry observers say she won’t be able to get roles in Hollywood because of her size, while casting directors say her talent will overcome the industry’s physical standards.

Get rid of pit bulls.

dangerous breeds have been in the news in my neck of the woods lately. this is a daily beast yarn from charles leerhsen, whose tiny pooch was mauled recently. but fear not, he speaks sense as well as emotion.

Betty White’s 11 funniest moments.

who doesn’t love betty white? daily beast has strung together 11 videos spanning her entire career showing off the ancient one’s comedic talents.