Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 12:59:35 +1100 From: Community Development Project Subject: PRIDE E|Newsletter PRIDE E|Newsletter ------------------ 22.8.97 Upcoming events @ PRIDE Funny Farm 2002 Gay Games Bid Site Domination Sleaze '97 I think I might be a lesbian WISE Aussie Bears ethel_y@rwood enterprises Lesbian Writers Quotes by women Transgender Issues Stolen Children + InfoKoori + Koori Net + Australians For Native Title William S. Burroughs Explorer Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association Inc (GLWA) Campaign Magazine Online Tour Host LOUD + the NEW POLLUTION Stepping Out Gay/Lesbian/Transgender in Ho Chi Minh City Jackaroos IronRose list Threshold list UN Declaration on the Human Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men India + Pakistan Net Censorship in Australia ---> Upcoming PRIDE events August 25, 6 - 7:30pm. First meeting of new gay prostate cancer support group. For further information contact mailto:eb04@uow.edu.au Performance Positive VII: Hope NOW ON October 24 + 25. http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/hope.htm PRIDE Annual General Meeting, September 29, 7:30pm at the PRIDE Centre. Join PRIDE! http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/membership-form.htm ---> Funny Farm Wednesday August 27 at 8pm at Kinselas, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst. Special guest compare, Happy Ho. http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/funnyfarm.htm ---> 2002 Gay Games Bid Site Learn more about Sydney's bid for the right to hold Gay Games VI in Sydney. An event of sport and cultural significance attracting up to 15,000 participants and an equal number of visitors. http://www.sydney2002.org.au/gaygames.html mailto:sydney2002@ozemail.com.au ---> Domination The Domination Leather Night will be held on Saturday 30th of August @ an inner-city warehouse and is a B.Y.O. Event. Tickets will be sold in advance at Sax Leather, located on Oxford St., for $20. and at the door for $25. http://www.magna.com.au/~sonius/domntn.htm ---> Sleaze '97 "Submerge yourself in an ocean of pleasures as Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras presents one of the world's great costume parties - the 1997 Sleaze Ball ..." http://www.mardigras.com.au/events/sleaze97.html ---> I think I might be a lesbian ... now what do I do? A Brochure for Young Women. Information written by lesbian youth for lesbian youth and young women questioning their sexuality. http://www.rainbow.net.au/%7Etrummy/information/am_i_les.htm ---> WISE Women's Issues and Social Empowerment (WISE). "Originally the site was to be named 'Black and Blue' in order to indicate that the majority of content would be focused on Domestic Violence Issues. The colors used on these pages were, therefore, deliberately chosen in conjunction with the site name to reflect the bruises/injuries that women receive at the hands of their violent partners... Concerned that 'Black and Blue' conveyed negative connotations, the site was re-named 'W.I.S.E.' in order to impart a positive spirit towards the material which would be presented. The pages have since been altered from the 'trademark' blue background to cream for better viewing/reading capability ... " http://yarra.vicnet.net.au/~wise/Home.htm ---> Aussie Bears "I did arrive a little late at the last Brisbears social night, but it didn’t take me long to catch up and raise some hell. After the customary hello hugs & kisses, it was straight behind the desk and right into some serious loud mouthing! Boy did I have a good time. And I’m sure a lot of you know just what exactly, I mean by that. As usual we had over 200 guys which was good to see!" http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/4840/ WOMBATS (West Oz Marsupial Bears And Their Supporters) http://www.triode.net.au/~bobhay/wombats.html mailto:rkbeer@wantree.com.au Oz Bears of SA mailto:kenzo@ozemail.com.au Vic Bears http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/9322/ mailto:shaneby@ozramp.net.au Harbour City Bears (Sydney) http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1498/ mailto:hcbears@geocities.com ---> ethel_y@rwood enterprises "You are about to enter the twisted, demented Corporate Identity that is ethel_y@rwood enterprises. This site contains: blatant references to rampant homosexuality; AIDS related topics; over the top, glamourous drag; tranvestisism; a lesbian fucking a canine effigy; references to drug usage ... " http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kabi/ ---> Lesbian Writers Lesbian-Writers is a networking, discussion and announcements list for lesbians who are or aspire to be published writers. List members frequently contribute works in progress for feedback and commentary, and discussion topics range from how to publish in mainstream journals to the ethics of editing a "lesbian only" publication. http://shell6.ba.best.com/~agoodloe/lesbian-writers/index.html The Sappho Project is comprised of an organized, non-profit group of highly qualified artists and administrators. To date, we have developed and produced a design for an installation showing the life, the times, and the inspired work of the extraordinary creative genius, Sappho. http://www.wodesigns.com/sappho-project/index.html Sappho poetry http://www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock/sappho2.html Sappho and Phaon by Mary Robinson, London, 1796. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo/sappho/sappho.html Isle of Lesbos, Lesbian poetry http://www.sappho.com/poetry/index.shtml The Lesbian-Writers Homepage! "Compare loving women to something else, be as creative as you know you are.... " http://www.best.com/~agoodloe/lesbian-writers/ Cynical Dog Lesbian Book Salon. http://pages.prodigy.com/cynicaldog/ "From Lambda Award-winning and bestselling author, Katherine V. Forrest, comes a riveting new Kate Delafield mystery. In Apparition Alley (due in book stores September 1, 1997), L.A.P.D. homicide detective and former Marine Kate Delafield discovers corruption and murder inside the L.A.P.D. Kate investigates the murder of an L.A.P.D. cop who was just about to come out... " http://www.art-with-attitude.com/forrest/alley.html ---> Quotes by women http://www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock/sappho2.html ---> Transgender Issues I am transgendered, hear me roar! Who's welcome in women's spaces? Inclusion/Exclusion. http://werple.net.au/~janie/tg/index.html mailto:jal@natasha.ironbark.id.au Australasian Good Trany Guide: Social and Support Groups; Medical Services; Legal Services and Advice; Tranny Friendly Businesses; Internet Resources. http://ausqrd.queer.org.au/qrd/austg/austg.htm http://host2.mbcomms.net.au/austg/ Deviant Desire: Gender Politics and the Cultural Metamorphosis of George/Christine Jorgensen. By Christine Cowle (in 'Australian Humanities Review'). Also, 'My Transsexual Father': Stephen Gunther writes about his responses to learning that his father, "a staunch fundamentalist Christian, patriarchal 65 year old", was in fact a transsexual. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/AHR/current.html ---> Stolen Children + InfoKoori + Koori Net + Australians For Native Title The full text of the 'Bringing them Home' Report is now available at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/ InfoKoori @ State Library of NSW. This database aims to provide an accurate index to information about the issues, people and events that affect the indigenous peoples of Australia. http://www.slnsw.gov.au/koori/ As part of its committment to the development of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the Koori Centre is offering an Internet Sponsorship Scheme to enable community organisations to develop a presence on the World Wide Web. http://www.koori.usyd.edu.au/default.html PRIDE supports Australians For Native Title, phone (02) 9236 8175 for more information or visit http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/antar/ ---> William S. Burroughs Explorer A hypertext biography of the author. Includes a program that makes Burroughs-style cut-ups based on Naked Lunch, The Adding Machine and your own text. http://www.bigtable.com/cutup/ Salon obit http://www.salonmagazine.com/news/newsreal.html ---> Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association Inc (GLWA) GLWA Brisbane is now on the internet. Check out GLWA's NEW web site at: http://glwa.queer.org.au mailto:glwa@queer.org.au ---> Campaign Magazine Online Classic articles: Stryking Icons - an interview with Jeff Stryker. "At 25 Jeff Stryker is the hottest property in erotic gay movies. A slow talking boy from Mid-West America, his assets have made him an international star ..." http://www.dmg.net.au/campaign/ ---> Tour Host For tourists or business people who are visiting Auckland NZ you may like to consider the service of Tour Host. We meet and greet you at the airport and deliver you to your accommodation. We give you an orientation tour and supply you with maps and brochures for your stay. Contact Ron Judd mailto:ronjudd@tourhost.pl.net Web site: http://webnz.com/tourhost/ ---> LOUD + the NEW POLLUTION ... online! Australia's first national media festival of youth culture and the arts is on it's way. http://loud.net.au/ As part of the LOUD National Festival the NEW POLLUTION (national zeen anthology and how to zine) is trying to infiltrate itself into a small book format distributed nationally, and we need you and other zinesters Nationwide to collaborate on how this turns out. http://evolver.loud.org.au/nupoo/ ---> Stepping Out South Africa's *first lesbian and gay web site. http://steppingout.ru.ac.za/ GayNet Cape Town http://www.gaynetcapetown.co.za/ ---> Gay/Lesbian/Transgender in Ho Chi Minh City This letter was written in English by an emerging grassroots group in Ho Chi Minh City. If you wish to contact them, please use the private E-mail address mentioned at the end. As in many SE Asian countries, AIDS has been the issue that gays first organized around, creating, in addition, a place for open discussion of GLBT issues. Our friend who attended a meeting of the group last week said that it was composed of about 50 people, including transexuals and lesbians. It is the only Vietnamese group with any sort of program specifically aimed at the concerns of GLBT. http://www.utopia-asia.com/tipsviet.htm#ngu - Utopia, Southeast Asian Gay and Lesbian Resources mailto: isarnboy@best.com ---> Jackaroos The Jackaroos were formed in January 1976, by a group of men, with a view to arranging some functions about once a month. Generally a camping trip to some isolated but interesting place in Victoria or a social outing like horse riding, car rally or just enjoying good company at dinner or a party. http://forsaken.warehouse.net/jackaroos/ ---> IronRose list IronRose is a discussion list for fems and butches and those exploring butch/fem issues. Membership is open to all fems, butches, and their supporters all over the world. IronRose is sex-positive, TS/TG inclusive and s/m friendly. Membership is not restricted to dykes or butch/fem identified women - we also welcome bi & queer women and ts/tg folk to the list. For more information, see http://ausqrd.queer.org.au/qrd/net/lists/ironrose.html To subscribe, mail majordomo@queer.org.au and in the body of the message include the words: subscribe ironrose ---> Threshold list Threshold is an Australian-based mailing list dealing with consensual BDSM at functions run by DPS Threshold, in Sydney. (Bondage and Discipline, Domination and Submission, Sadism and Masochism) and related topics. DPS Threshold is a not-for-profit space set up for the Sydney BDSM Community to utilise for educational and recreational purposes. For more information, see http://ausqrd.queer.org.au/qrd/net/lists/threshold.html To subscribe, mail majordomo@queer.org.au and in the body of the message include the words: subscribe threshold ---> UN Declaration on the Human Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men August 8 marks International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA) Day and on this ILGA day, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), we also recognise the 50th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. ILGA has developed a manifesto for the UN on the Human Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men. We welcome people all over the world to support and subscribe to this. The text in full is available at: http://www.pangea.org/org/cgl/ilga/manifest98e.html ---> The Australian Film Commission, in association with Microplex, is pleased to announce , an initiative to fund multimedia projects for an online interactive showcase of the best in new digital media arts from around Australia. Successful projects will each receive up to $4,000 for production and will then be exclusively hosted for 8 - 12 months at the domain. Applications close on 17 October 1997. http://www.afc.gov.au/www/stuff/ ---> Net Censorship in Australia EFA has launched an online petition to oppose the government's Internet regulation proposals. The petition is intended to be presented to the Senate and is being supported by a number of other online organisations. http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/petition.html Please SIGN NOW to show your opposition to Net Censorship in Australia. ---> India + Pakistan South Asian Women's Network http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/index.html Manushi: "One of the main goals of Manushi is to build an information-gathering process about the life situations of the people of different communities within India ..." http://www.arbornet.org/~manushi/ "Tragedy and ruin stare India's middle class in the face as the virus that causes AIDS moves beyond red-light areas and seedy highway dhabas. Yet, amid the suffering, people still find the strength to forgive, nurture and fight for their doomed families ..." http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/news/aids.html "Although the sexual relationships of Indian gods often follow heterosexual expectations, the individual God/dess may change form and be incarnate as another. This story could be read as gay, lesbian, or multiply transgendered ..." http://www.hubcom.com/tantric/KRISHNA.HTM Trikone (Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual South Asians) http://www.rahul.net/trikone/ mailto:trikone@rahul.net The All-American Queer Pakistani Girl: The dilemma of being between cultures http://www.rahul.net/trikone/magazine/jan96/surina.html "I am sitting at my desk in Columbus, Ohio. The sky outside is a uniform dark grey. The rain, thick and heavy, reminds me of the monsoons ... 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