Ever been dumped? It’s an odd and distressing feeling that often results in strange and unnatural behaviour, much self questioning of the ‘what’s wrong with me and where did I go wrong’ variety, and the opportunity to experience times of the day (and night) when you’d normally be sleeping that wonderful, post orgasmic, ‘happy relationship’, […]
Category: LGBT Activism
I identify as a translesbian activist.
‘Romance’ ~ an observation
Late in the noughties I took post graduate papers in Feminist Studies and Sex in Film at The University of Auckland. During this time I wrote some slight pieces about the works I was reading and from time to time I’ll publish them here. This is one of them. John Phillips recognizes the traditional interpretation […]
Displaced, Fragmented, Relativised, Undermined ~ Then is it Still Pornography?
Late in the noughties I took post graduate papers in Feminist Studies and Sex in Film at The University of Auckland. During this time I wrote some slight pieces about the works I was reading and from time to time I’ll publish them here. This is one of them. Lisa Dowling argues that ‘pornography displaced, […]
The Generic Characteristics of the Stag Film
Late in the noughties I took post graduate papers in Feminist Studies and Sex in Film at The University of Auckland. During this time I wrote some slight pieces about the works I was reading and from time to time I’ll publish them here. This is one of them. The generic characteristics of the stag […]
Girls are from Gaia, Boys are from Penis ~ the truth about gender difference as might have been mooted by Tiresias
It’s all about sex. Like, you didn’t know that. Not sexuality, not gender, but simple fucking. You knew that too, didn’t you? You just don’t like to admit that it’s something so primitive ~ so without love, so without affection, so without … meaning. Fucking, of course, is never that simple. Why? Because we, as […]
Marriage Equality NZ
Marriage Equality NZ 17 April 2013 (my birthday) marks the final reading of Louisa Wall’s The Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill in the NZ Parliament. Amnesty International Aotearoa invited me to write a piece for their blog Human Writes and I came up with the following: Louisa Wall (Labour), Tau Henare (National) and Metiria Turei […]
Cloud 9 ~ a theatre review
Cloud 9 By Caryl Churchill Produced by Good Company Directed by Sam Shore Music by Alex Taylor Set by Isobel Dryburgh and Sam Shore Lighting by Ruby Reihana-Wilson At The Basement Theatre 01 to 13 April, 2013 at 8.00pm Reviewed on 01 April, 2013 Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Sam Shore likes challenges, otherwise why would he choose […]
I Heart Alice Heart I ~ a theatre review
I Heart Alice Heart I Written, directed and performed by Amy Conroy Co-created by Claire Barrett Produced by Hotfortheatre (Ireland) for the Auckland Arts Festival At the Q Theatre Loft Playing time 1hour 10 mins with no interval 07 March, 2013 to 11 March, 2013 at 8pm (except 10 March, 2013 at 5pm Reviewed on 07 […]
The Auckland Pride Festival Gala and Launch ~ a performance review
The Auckland Pride Festival Gala and Launch. Produced by Julian Cook for Auckland Pride Festival Trust Directed by Verity George and Lisa Prager Q Theatre Rangatira Room Friday 08 February, 2013 at 8.00pm Reviewed Friday 08 February, 2013 First, I have a confession: I’m a trustee on The Auckland Pride Festival Trust so there’s maybe […]
Bus Stop – Where Strangers Have the Best Secrets ~ a theatre review
Bus Stop – Where Strangers Have the Best Secrets By Samuel Christopher, Anoushka Klaus and Jess Sayer Produced by Dark Horse Productions Directed by Scott Wills Lighting Design by Michael Craven Performed at TAPAC as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival 20 – 24 February, 2013 at 8.30pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz Zac has hanged himself […]
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