Archive for July 12th, 2010
Feminism as a cover for reaction
Posted by John, July 12th, 2010 - under Feminism, Julia Gillard, Reaction.
Comments: 5
Julia Gillard’s ascension to the Prime Ministership has exposed the fault lines of Australian feminism between the liberals and the liberationists. Already some feminists are complaining that the attacks on Gillard are because she is a woman, not because she is a reactionary. Some committed women unionists have swung totally behind Gillard despite the fact her policies [...]
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Free gay Tamil refugee Leela Krishna from Villawood Detention Centre
Posted by John, July 12th, 2010 - under Asylum seekers, Detention centres, Gay, Homophobia, Refugees.
Comments: 2
Leela Krishnan Thinagaran Harindran is a queer Tamil refugee from Sri Lanka. He left Sri Lanka because he faced such high levels of hostility to his sexuality. In Sri Lanka, Leela had been arrested and beaten by police in a series of incidents that seem to have been set-ups or harassment concerning registration papers for [...]