More men need to take active measures to not follow women tbh.
Like, my partner will cross the street and go out of his way if he's walking behind a woman, so that she doesn't feel threatened or bothered by his presence.
Today I was "followed" by a man in a parking lot. I know he wasn't following me, I knew it at the time as well, that he was just walking to his car the same as I was.. but it scared me. A lot.
I would have appreciated it if he crossed away from me. It would have been a great kindness.
@ruemaleficent@Chunderstout That “every” is pulling a lot of weight there, especially since I come from an academic background.
Anyhow, I’d also recommend that you read “Self-Made Man” by Norah Vincent. There’s a lot of prejudice being thrown around, and I think it would offer you a fresh perspective as well concerning the male experience.
(As an aside, the core issue could be solved by… women crossing the street when they feel threatened. I don’t see why men have to be forced to do it for them)
Mia had to pop to the vet today, because we think she might have a uti.
Turns out she's just a little bit old and struggling with a touch of incontinence.. so she's got some medication and an appointment in two weeks to see how she's going.
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
We'll probably be attending the council meeting on Tuesday, please come along and help show Orange Council that queer rights are human rights, and that queerphobia isn't acceptable.
You don't have to live in Orange to attend and support - we don't.
Taken from the Facebook post of David Mallard - Green's Councillor for Orange, NSW:
"Friends, I’m disgusted that Councillor Kevin Duffy is moving to cancel the upcoming Orange Rainbow Festival.
His bringing this motion and the ensuing public debate will cause harm within the local LGBTQIA+ community, and it will also damage Orange’s public reputation and perception by potential visitors. This motion is politically opportunistic and follows a coordinated campaign of misinformation and hate that has targeted Orange City Councillors during the past few months.
We need to meet the misinformation and fear with positivity, pride and allyship. The opponents of the Orange Rainbow Festival are trying to turn reality on its head and misrepresent this event as one based on ideology, when it’s actually about providing the inclusion, acceptance and affirmation that we know is needed to prevent the homophobia and transphobia that leads to discrimination, stigmatisation, harassment, bullying and other harms to LGBTQIA+ people.
To defeat this awful motion, we need the community to come together and show our support for the Rainbow Festival and for an inclusive community.
We need as many supporters and allies as possible to come to Tuesday evening’s Council meeting, which starts at 6:30pm on Tuesday, 5th March in the Council chamber on Byng Street.
We need you to bring positivity, pride, a rainbow of colours, and most of all love for our entire community. Unfortunately it likely there will be opponents of the festival and of the wellbeing of the LGBTQIA+ community in attendance as well. Come ready to withstand their hostility and intolerance, and prepared to overwhelm that with our pride, acceptance and love.
Please share this news and the opportunity to lend support to the LGBTQIA+ community with anyone who might be willing to support our efforts. Get in touch if you have any questions or thoughts.
Orange is better than this, and we can begin to make that clear as we respond to Councillor Duffy’s motion in the coming days."
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