London Gender Newswire Archive

02-06-2004 23:31

Abuse of Iraqi prisoners provokes anti-gay hate among Arabs and Muslims

The US military’s use of homosexuality to humiliate Iraqi prisoners has been condemned as “homophobic sadism” by the gay rights group OutRage! It says the officially sanctioned culture of homophobia in the US armed forces is directly to blame. Read more >>

01-06-2004 10:12

Stop the BNP - Neo-Nazis threaten queer human rights

Lesbian and gay men are being urged to vote in large numbers on 10 June to
help stop the racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic British National Party
(BNP) gaining seats in the local, European and London elections. It
currently has only a handful of local councillors. Read more >>

16-05-2004 14:05

Gays attacked at Palestine rights protest

Lesbians and gay men from OutRage! and the Queer Youth Alliance joined
today’s demonstration in London to support the human rights of the
people of Palestine. But they also urged the Palestinian Authority to
halt the arrest, torture and murder of homosexuals. Read more >>

29-03-2004 10:37

Danny Glover - Haiti & Venezuela: A Personal View

Saturday 3 April, 2pm
Place: Trinity United Reformed Church, Buck St, London NW1 (Kentish Town Rd end, behind Camden Sainsbury's)
Entrance: £3 unwaged, £6-10 waged (no-one turned away for lack of funds)
Wheelchair accessible (toilet nearby)
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12-03-2004 14:18

Audio interview at womens prision noise demo

Here is a short audio interview in MP3 format. It's only 1.8mb in size, 22khz, mono. Read more >>

09-03-2004 10:33

"We are women, we are strong" - Miners Strike 20th Anniversary Events

The strike took place between March 1984 and March 1985, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and the Tories were in power. Read more >>

27-02-2004 11:15

International Women's Day Events Honour Women of Palestine

Events for International Women's Day, from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. We invite a global exchange of solidarity message for Palestinian women between women's groups, individuals, and solidarity groups everywhere! If you would like to send a message to be read out on March 6 in London please feel welcome. Read more >>

24-02-2004 19:14

Our War Too - Gay Heroes, and Gay Necessities

A Gay Praise of the War Against Terror Read more >>

21-02-2004 02:04

WOMEN STREET PERFORMERS AND SEXUAL SAFETY

When I ask all my street performer friends why they think there are so few career solo women street performers, they all hint to the sexual safety issue. So, as a visible, veteran, solo woman street performer for 27 years, I thought I would tell ya my take on it...
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08-02-2004 02:44

Will paternal paranoia triumph?

Even as fathers are disappearing from the lives of millions of women and children, they're turning up in newsletters, local activist groups, and cyberspace as members of an outspoken movement for "fathers' rights" whose declared purpose is to "fight back." Fight back against what ? Read more >>

19-01-2004 12:33

Tuesday (20/01) - London - Int. Women's Day Meeting

International Women's Day is on its way! On the 8th of March 2004
thousands of women and men all over the globe will take a stand
against the continuing oppression of women. Read more >>

14-01-2004 21:43

International Women's Day London Meeting - 20/01/04

A meeting for people in London to plan for IWD (march 8th), the meeting is on tues jan 20th in Whitechapel! Read more >>

06-01-2004 17:00

Preparations For International Women's Day Under Way In London

To prepare for March 8th 2004 (International Women's Day) in London a group of people have put together some basic infrastructure to help get things going. Read more >>

28-12-2003 16:24

e-Group Set up for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2004, March 8th

An egroup has been set up for discussion about International Women's Day 2004 Read more >>

19-11-2003 23:05

O-I-L women's peace action - trafalger square 1pm

A couple of pics from the women's picnic from this afternoon Read more >>

04-11-2003 11:15

Queer fundraiser PARTY!

The first of three parties in aid of queeruption and international queer groups takes place on saturday the 15th of Nov. at the chinaman squat on Dalston lane, London. This is gonna be a FUN party, all queers, dykes, fags, trans people, sex-workers, gender fuckers etc.. and their supporters welcome! Film, music/dj's, cocktails, beer & more..Hope to see you there! Read more >>

23-10-2003 13:56

Endorse Jayyous Women's March Against the Wall

Message of Support to the Jayyous Women's Charitable Society ‘WOMEN MARCH AGAINST THE WALL ‘Mothers demand right to feed their children’

Today the Global Women's Strike holds a support action at lunchtime in the centre of Galway as part of Palestine Support Week in Ireland North and South. In London the Anti-War Community Picket in Parliament Square, 5.30-7pm will give the latest news. Read more >>

08-09-2003 19:49

No sex please we're American

This article is about young Americans being coerced into remaining virgins Read more >>

08-09-2003 02:28

'Honour killings' law blocked

Some women in Jordan are regarded as their family's property

Parliament in Jordan has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed law imposing harsher punishments for men who kill female relatives in what are known as "honour killings".
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05-08-2003 02:46

Blow for Jordan Women

The lower house of Jordan's newly-elected parliament has rejected a law which gave women in the kingdom the right to file for divorce.

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