UK Gender Newswire Archive
My escape from homophobic hell in Algeria
30-03-2005 10:18
Algerian homosexuals are caught between the twin barbarisms of a totalitarian state and a clerical fascist opposition. Everyone is against us. Human rights groups in Algiers do nothing to defend ‘sodomites’. In their view, there is no such thing as gay human rights.Homophobia on Dr Who
23-03-2005 17:49
Queer as Folk author, Russell T Davies complained about a gay-bashing joke on children's tv. Now his new Doctor Who script includes a homophobic remark which is presumably designed to give the program 'street cred' but is no better than the homophobia he complained about in The Guardian.Prostitution and its social consequences
23-03-2005 06:37
Sisyphe website delivers cutting edge analysis of women's condition and of other important issues, notably prostitution.Iraq demo: Anti-Islamist protest
20-03-2005 11:54
Film: Women In Black womens day action, Bristol UK
17-03-2005 13:59
Deutsche Bank - Gay Muslim protest
16-03-2005 14:26
Stiches in Time new date
14-03-2005 14:59
BUSH'S PHYLLIS DILLER TO SELL BUSH CRUSADE TO ARABS
13-03-2005 05:02
Karen Hughes knows how to keep things under her hat, and her short Phyllis Diller fright wig; so President Bush wants her back in Washington, against the wishes of her husband and teenage son. Her mission: Make friends with the Muslims of the Middle East as we decimate them and level their cities.Stitches in Time
10-03-2005 09:21
Iraq vigil - International Women’s Day
08-03-2005 20:10
Freedom for Iraqi women and gays
Venezuela in Manchester
08-03-2005 18:54
On the eve of a visit to Manchester on 16 March by the President and the Promotor-Co-ordinator of Venezuela’s Women’s Development Bank (Banmujer), the Global Women’s Strike describes the background to a revolution led largely by women, where Banmujer uses micro Credit to eliminate poverty and create a caring economy by empowering grassroots women.Canada grabs Bi-Woman on IntlWomensDay.
08-03-2005 16:45
A Bisexual woman Wendy Maxwell was grabbed by Canadian authorities at an Intl Women's day event. Threatened with deportation.Petition at end of posting below...
Venezuela: the grassroots revolution and the managerial class
08-03-2005 12:09
On the eve of a European tour by the President and the Promotor-Co-ordinator of Venezuela’s Women’s Development Bank (Banmujer), the Global Women’s Strike hosts a series of events around the UK. A unique opportunity to hear first-hand news of a revolution led largely by women, where Banmujer uses micro Credit to eliminate poverty and create a caring economy by empowering grassroots women.Charles not welcome!
08-03-2005 03:32
Eclectic Protests met Prince Charles in Wellington today...Turkish police detain women's rights protesters
07-03-2005 07:38
Turkish police have detained dozens of protesters after using pepper spray, batons and boots to break up a demonstration by women's rights supporters.Vigil - Solidarity with Iraqi women - 8 March 12 noon
06-03-2005 14:39
Please try to attend this vigil in support of Iraqi women on International Women's Day, Tuesday 8 March, at 12 noon, outside the Iraqi Embassy in London (full details below).Livingstone thanks anti-gay group for support
04-03-2005 12:07
StraightWay Foundation backs Mayor - The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is at the centre of a new controversy after revelations that he sent a message of gratitude to an organisation set up to campaign against gay Muslims, in which he says “your support is very much appreciated”.(IWF) Sweated Labour: Women Workers in the Garment Trade. Forum, 12 March
04-03-2005 11:39
