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Polyamory and Polygamy, part 2: Brazil poly triad recognised
News of a poly triad in Brazil gaining legal recognition has spread widely. It is important here to distinguish between polyamory and polygamy; polygamy is marriage to multiple partners (often multiple...
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Same-sex mirages: Beyond the marriage debate
This article by Anne Russell was originally posted on Scoop. A thousand people marched to Parliament in support of Louisa Wall’s same-sex marriage bill last Wednesday (29 August). As a conscience vote,...
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Oppression, Sexuality and Mana
Just a quick link to this amazing post at He Hōaka, ‘It’s about whānau—oppression, sexuality and mana‘. I strongly recommend reading the whole thing. I want to start with the question of whether or not...
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Death of marriage?
This article by Meagan Tyler argues that an end to marriage altogether is the path to equality: To be clear, as long as marriage remains exclusively heterosexual, gay men and lesbian women are being...
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Queer Avengers submission in support of marriage equality bill
The Queer Avengers are an activist group opposed to all forms of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and other bigotry. The group formed in 2011 after the successful “Queer The Night” march against...
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Gay Red Stop: John Key and Homophobic Language
This article by Anne Russell was originally published on Scoop.co.nz When John Key takes the time to appear on a farming radio show to talk about Adele and golf, one wonders what the job description...
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MEC: Queer Avengers Stream
Marriage Equality Conference: Queer Avengers stream The Campaign for Marriage Equality Wellington group, Queer Avengers and LegaliseLove are collaborating on a national conference to discuss the...
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Interview: BOX Events (queer women of colour group)
Reblogged from FightBack: BOX Events is a recently formed Wellington group that organises female-inclusive events, starting with the Shirts and Skirts event that raised funds for Wellington Rape...
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Conference talk: Free love manifesto
Anne Russell, a journalist for Scoop.co.nz, made this speech at the National Marriage Equality Conference in Wellington, NZ, on December 1st, 2012, in the Beyond Marriage forum. Long-time queer...
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Conference talk: Reflections on the “Gay Liberation” movement
In 1969 in New York, the Stonewall riots led to the founding of the first Gay Liberation Front. In 1972, takataapui/lesbian activist Ngahuia te Awekotuku was denied a visa on the basis of her...
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