Posts made by zebrapenis

More than 25,000 people watched the parade in Auckland on Saturday night, cheering as the prime minister strolled down Ponsonby Road flanked by her finance minister, Grant Robertson, a gay man, and Louisa Wall, a Labour MP who is gay.

This is a big deal because countries like Australia still have a long way to go, and one hopes the rest of the Commonwealth follow her example.

There is a rather esoteric bit buried in, which lists 12 (or maybe it was 15) types of "men who are not men", including "men who have vaginas", "men who use their mouths as vaginas", "men who use their ass as vaginas" etc.
It is tough to say whether it's homophobic or whether it embraces homosexuality, since it does not advocate hatred for said categories, and maybe legitimises them by acknowledgement. It could also be interpreted as saying that these are not "real men," and is perhaps meant to deprive them of patriarchal authority.

Hinduism has been trans- friendly, with gods/deities taking transgender forms, incarnating in opposite genders, lusting said opposite-gendered incarnation etc. Trans communities have traditionally been acknowledged, respected, and given space in society.

Unfortunately, some very popular religious figures are now marketing their yoga retreats as un-gaying centres. They get away with classifying homosexuality as a disease because it is not directly mentioned at all in scripture. And Hinduism is generally used as a tool for oppression by politicians today, who interpret it to cater to their political ends.

Elon-gate unfortunately sounds like a political scandal involving Elon musk.

@torrhuz: Doctor Who isn't a binge-worthy series beyond maybe a few episodes at a time.

@JohnAllenson: Agree on all points, and big fan of 10 as well.
I feel that 11 didn't have the dramatic acting chops that 10 did. Any scene that required the doctor to be enraged just looked funny with him.
And Steven Moffat went berserk on the time-travelling loopholes. It became impossible to keep track of which companion died how many times, and whatever the hell was up with River Song. Just because you're doing a few seasons doesn't mean you get to reset the universe as and when you like.
With 12 too, the storylines were an issue, and they kept jumping the shark too often.

I agree on the LGBT context in Doctor Who, and Sci-Fi in general has always been a little progressive compared to other genres. It was weird to see Doctors 10 and 11 being almost exclusively heterosexual though. 13's reveal was a big moment for me, and I have high hopes from the new showrunner too.

I have been through many dating profiles which say things like "no rice, no spice" or straight-up "whites only."

It felt weird, but I get it. People get to decide who they want to date, and it's not a bad idea to be straightforward about it. Personally I would say that it's a good idea to be open to at least dating outside your comfort zone, which could lead to pleasant surprises. Some friends think that it's racist, and it bothers me when I am in a town/city where there are many profiles like that.

On the other hand, I have been on dates and found that I was fetishised because of my race. Which was great  :cheers:

How do you feel about this?

Great recipes! I wish more people saw this and realised that vegan cooking can be simple, straightforward, and tasty (and relatively inexpensive).

But he just thinks I'm tired.

Hahaha! Wow!
I hope it makes it makes it musky too  :cool2:

I am a big fan of Doctor Who, always have been. Recently, I was told that the show has disproportionately high following among LGBT people, and I was wondering if that was the case.

I don't know a lot of Doctor Who fans irl, and can't generalise them. Any Doctor Who fans here?

To Live (1952), or Ikiru (original title) by Akira Kurosawa.

An absolute masterpiece, one of the best I've eve seen. (9.5/10)

I was raised Hindu, and am an atheist now. But I do find Hinduism's stance regarding LGBT issues very interesting. There is no clarity (unlike say Christianity or Islam), so there are many ways of interpreting scriptures. One of the more interesting ones is from the Rigveda, one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism. It says 'Vikruti Evam Prakriti'  which means perversity/diversity is what nature is all about, and what seems unnatural is also natural.

I find that to be a beautiful sentiment, one that I haven't seen many religions take.

I am surprised this had never been part of the public discourse of LGBT rights and discrimination: Politicians’ anti-gay policies and homophobic speech can play a role in the suicides of LGBT people, according to one of the world’s leading psychiatrists.

Link: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-top-psychiatrist-says-anti-gay-politicians-can

A global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community organisation is using blockchain to create a global platform and digital currency to connect businesses and consumers in the trillion dollar Pink economy.

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435033/Blockchain-to-give-global-LGBT-community-a-louder-economic-voice

You are on!  :love:

Twenty-nine.

Thank you! Your reply seems promising, I'll give it a go.
Our tastes being similar also seems promising 

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180212-polari-the-code-language-gay-men-used-to-survive

Polari was spoken to skirt the UK’s strict anti-homosexuality laws. Though largely forgotten, some of its words can be found in dictionaries today.

This clip shows a kid trying to understand gay marriage https://youtu.be/6SvCvvEbWR8

Oh. Well, don't worry, it'll happen soon enough. If you lived close by, I'd have taken care of the issue myself

Hey everyone!
It would be great if you could share the story of your first gay kiss. It's a very special moment in everyone's life, and probably even more so for gay men/women. I'll share mine after the first response to the thread