Category Archives: LGBTQIA+

The Australian Christian Lobby targets the Greens for ratfucking

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Maz Weaver

Well, the ratfucking has begun.

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Who are the Australian Christian Lobby’s transphobic “prominent Australians”?

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Maz Weaver

In my last article I took at look at a letter sent by the Australian Christian Lobby(ACL) to the Prime Minister, in which they demanded that gender affirming care (GAC) cease, and that the proposed national review into GAC be … Continue reading →

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Gender Affirming Care National Review and the Australian Christian Lobby

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Maz Weaver

On January 28, the Queensland government announced it would not allow trans minors to commence medical gender affirming care (GAC). Those who were already in a program involving the use of puberty blockers and hormones could continue to access those … Continue reading →

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America Sneezed

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Maz Weaver

For some months now an old saying has been echoing in my head. “When America sneezes, Australia catches a cold”. I can’t remember where I first heard that, or who said it, but it’s a statement I both hate, and … Continue reading →

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Shit List: Zip ties, Sam Kerr and Police at Mardi Gras

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Maz Weaver

Yes, it’s time for another Shit List, where really crap behaviour and bad-faith actions get called out. This week it’s all about double standards.   First up, the double standard surrounding the case of a Broome man  who used zip-ties … Continue reading →

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Rest in Perfection, Nex Benedict

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Maz Weaver

Nex Benedict was 16 years old. They loved their cat, Zeus. They were a straight-A student who enjoyed watching “The Walking Dead”, drawing, reading, and playing Ark and Minecrafts. They enjoyed making up their own recipes. And they were nonbinary. … Continue reading →

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Pink underwear and rainbow cupcakes

Posted on February 11, 2024 by Maz Weaver

It’s that time of year again. You know, when corporations suddenly remember that LGBTQIA+ people exist and there is money to be made out of showing support for them. And when bigots and cookers make a point of seeking out … Continue reading →

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Bathroom bans can’t work and protect no one

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Maz Weaver

Transphobia is very popular these days. Oh, they don’t call it transphobia. Of course not. Perish the thought. They call it “protecting women’s spaces” or “ensuring fairness in women’s sport”. They hold forth passionately with incoherent screeds that assume all trans … Continue reading →

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