Hello, Euroboys and Eurogirls! Hal de Vil here with some thoughts on this year’s Eurovision entries. My first thoughts about this year’s crop was that it was largely a bit dreary, but upon closer inspection, I began to realise that there’s some cracking stuff lined up for us. There is also some stuff which is [...]
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UKIP – A BNP alternative?
By Natalie Thorne, Dpt Editor The recent demise of the BNP has been welcome on many fronts. For years it looked as though the British National Party was the place an extremist right-wing MP might come from. But with the party all wrapped up in leadership contests and internal arguments, it seems as though the [...]
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Gay marriage proposals welcome but flawed
“While we welcome the commitment to legalise same-sex civil marriages, we are unhappy that the government intends to maintain the ban on heterosexual civil partnerships and the ban on religious same-sex marriages, even if faith organisations wish to conduct them. This is not equality. It perpetuates discrimination,” said human rights campaigner and coordinator of the [...]
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What’s all this fuss about self-definition?
Self-definition is something we talk about a lot within the LGBT campaign and NUS liberation campaigns in general therefore I felt it might be useful to give some insight into what I believe self-definition to be. I believe self-definition has two facets. Firstly, it’s about your personal identity. The word/words that best describe you. Secondly, [...]
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Stephen Green welcomes Tesco share slump, but where is his beard?
By Natalie Thorne Leader of the notorious Christian Voice has come back from the wilderness to rant about Tesco and their sponsorship of the ‘depraved’ London Pride Event. It feels like a long time since Mr Green has poked his head above the parapet for a rant. In a funny way, I have kind of [...]
What’s wrong with pussy?
Fyne Times journalist Natalie Thorne takes a look at the cheekily named drink which is failing to go down well. ”I first came across Pussy in London. I wasn’t sure I would like it and didn’t want to indulge just to look trendy, but all of my friends seemed to like Pussy so I had [...]
Perry – Just another typical Republican candidate
As a furore is whipping up over a Republican Presidential Candidate’s homophobic advert, Fyne journalist Natalie Thorne takes a deeper look at Rick Perry. Somewhere(probably in Texas) there is a factory producing carbon-copy Republican candidates. The formula is simple – take one ex-armed services white man who grew up on a ranch and has always [...]
Local churches should defy Anglican leaders over gay ban
Total ban on civil partnerships is “autocratic and homophobic” Some Anglicans want to host civil partnerships, the church says no “I urge individual priests and their congregations to defy this harsh, intolerant ruling. They should go ahead with same-sex civil partnerships, if they want to. This autocratic decision should be defied. It doesn’t deserve respect [...]
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Queers Support Public Sector Strikers
Queers Against the Cuts (QUAC) will be joining the Trade Union march from Lincolns Field to the Embankment this Wednesday lunch time (30th November) in solidarity with public sector workers striking to defend their pensions. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual trans and queer people should support the public sector workers, for not only do a disproportionate number [...]
Government is failing on HIV
“The government has dropped the ball on HIV. It is apathetic and complacent. There are no major public HIV prevention campaigns, HIV services and treatments are under threat of cuts and thousands of new HIV infections are being diagnosed every year. The government’s HIV strategy is flawed and failing,” said Peter Tatchell, a long-time HIV [...]
