Sexual assault survivors like me seek justice as a sign of strength. Few of us end up winning
Victims don’t report because the legal system is stacked against them. It protects perpetrators and further traumatises victims.
[#]journalism #Australia #Law #Legal #AustralianLegal #VAW #GenderedViolence #Rape #RapeCulture #SexualAssault #Crime #Criminology #CriminalJustice
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/31/sexual-assault-survivors-like-me-seek-justice-as-a-sign-of-strength-to-ourselves-few-of-us-end-up-winning-ntwnfb
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‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?
Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?
[#]journalism #Australia #Law #Legal #AustralianLegal #VAW #GenderedViolence #Rape #RapeCulture #SexualAssault #Crime #Criminology #CriminalJustice
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/jan/31/is-effectively-decriminalised-how-did-sexual-assault-become-so-easy-to-get-away-with-ntwnfb
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The Guardian is running a really interesting series of stories on sexual assault and the law.
I'm going to start posting them here when I get the chance.. I recommend people read them, especially men in Australia.
[#]journalism #Australia #Law #Legal #AustralianLegal #VAW #GenderedViolence
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The Lemkin Institute has put out a red flag alert for genocide by the US.
[#]US #USA #Trump #USPol #genocide
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For the love of everything good and holy, learn to write more clearly.
[#]journalism #queenslandhealthcare #QLD #QLDPol
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[#]US #USA #Trump #USPol #HIV #PrEP #AIDS #queer #lgbtiqa
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"I recently flew to Washington D.C., to view a retrospective of Felix's work titled "Always to Return," showing at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery until July 6.
My worries began when the exhibition's introductory sign omitted Felix's connection to the AIDS crisis, highlighting instead the "multiple dynamic meanings of his work." My fears turned into outrage when I read the museum label for "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), which, instead of explaining the installation's title and meaning, refers to "175 pounds as ideal weight," not specifically Ross's.
Also, the museum displays the candy on a narrow path along the floor instead of in a pile, expressing on a separate label that it is entitled to "decide the size and configuration for this installation as well as to whether to replenish the candy." Be that as it may, the Smithsonian's chosen set-up destroys the monumental allegorical and emotional impact of seeing Felix's candy pile diminish."
[#]art #queer #AIDSCrisis #HIV
https://www.out.com/gay-news/felix-gonzalez-torres-smithsonian-untitled#rebelltitem2
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Mexico could do the funniest thing right now..
[#]US #USA #Trump #USPol #Mexico #GulfOfMexico #GulfOfAmerica #DOITPLEASE
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A van "laden with explosives" has been found in Sydney. The story then goes on to say that the blast radius could have been as big as 40 metres in diameter.
In this essay I will discuss the definition of the word "laden"...
[#]journalism #WordsHavePower
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..thats it. That's the whole toot.
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Listen, it's really easy to criticise cops
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Watching the local Facebook groups to see which businesses we won't be using this year as they all post "Australia day" bullshit.
[#]Facebook #RegionalAustralia #Bathurst #BathurstNSW #Australia #FacebookGroups #Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #SovereigntyNeverCeded #Treaty #FuckRacism #FuckWhiteness #FuckColonisation #AustraliaDay #InvasionDay #NoPrideInGenocide #AbolishAustralia
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[🚫Settler opinions not welcome🚫]
[#]Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #SovereigntyNeverCeded #Treaty #FuckRacism #FuckWhiteness #FuckColonisation #AbolishAustralia
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Invasion Day 2025: a guide to protest marches and events across Australia on 26 January
From dawn ceremonies to rallies, festivals and other gatherings, here is what’s happening in each state and territory
[#]Aboriginal #Indigenous #Decolonise #SovereigntyNeverCeded #Treaty #FuckRacism #FuckWhiteness #FuckColonisation #AustraliaDay #InvasionDay #NoPrideInGenocide
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/25/invasion-day-2025-a-guide-to-protest-marches-and-events-across-australia-on-26-january?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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DAY 3
--thursday--
We woke up very early, around 5am. My clock is still wonky after all the travelling, and I still have a bit of jet lag which is manifesting mostly by a drop in energy around 5pm.. but it's nowhere as bad as it has been on past trips. We spent some time chatting, edging, and planning the day before getting up and having breakfast.
We popped past Tesco again to pick up the needle tips for my insulin pens because I forgot to pack them, as well as a chicken to roast for dinner. We got bubble tea on the way home, mine was strawberry and lime with passionfruit popping bubbles, and Greg got a coffee. It was nice to be out and having a bit of a walk, but the weather is chilly and rainy here, and I'm acclimatised to Australian summer at the moment.
Once we got back home we planned to have a nap. Greg's wife had been in South Africa for the past week, organising her mother's funeral.. and she arrived back last evening. Greg wanted to nap before the drive to Heathrow, but we ended up in another edging session.
He has one of those little click tally counter, and has been using it to keep track of how many edges he's had.. it was fun to be the one pressing the button. We chatted about some people he's been chatting with on an edging server, who are interested in playing with him, and one who is interested in chatting with me. They sound nice, and I think it'll be great fun to watch him top someone else.
He left to pick up his wife and the friend she travelled to South Africa with, and left me with instructions for roasting the chicken. Once they got home, we all chatted a little and ate dinner (roast chicken and salad), before heading to bed. We didn't play last night because he was too tired from driving.
It's lovely to have his wife back home, and I'm looking forward to our weekend plans.
Foxes seen: 0
Foxes total: 3
Squirrels seen: 0
Squirrels total: 0
Bubblea tead: yes
[#]dating #relationship #LongDistance #LongDistanceRelationship #kink #edging #NonMonogamy #Australia #UK #Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #ragdoll #FoxAndSquirrelWatch2025
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DAY 1
--tuesday--
I arrived last night!
Greg picked me up from Heathrow and we got back to his at around 4pm.. my sense of time is all weird because of spending days in a hotel, then days on planes and in airports, as well as light levels being very different here.. and my audhd means I have a poor time sense anyway.
I got a shower, unpacked, and we snuggled while watching some TV. Greg went out and picked up fish and chips for dinner.. which were as amazing as I remembered. My favourite UK thing to eat is chips, because they're like the chips we used to get in Australia when I was a kid.. hand cut and twice cooked.
I fell asleep with my head in his lap while he petted my hair, and we ended up going to bed around 8.30pm because I was exhausted... until we got to bed, then I miraculously was wide awake again, for long enough to play a little bit. After which I slept really well.. but I always sleep well after sex, I'm a creature of simple appetites.
[#]audhd #autism #adhd #disability #dating #relationship #LongDistance #LongDistanceRelationship #NonMonogamy #Australia #UK #Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #ragdolls #FoxAndSquirrelWatch2025
Foxes: 2
Squirrels: 0
Cats with hairy toe-beans: check ☑️
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Half way.. sitting in the airport in Shanghai, waiting for the connecting flight to London.
The first leg wasn't the worst flight I've ever had, but it definitely wasn't the best.
Nearly there...
[#]travel #london #LongDistance #LongDistanceRelationship #NonMonogamy #dating
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I think meta has bought the US arm of tiktok, and that tiktok going "dark" in the US was actually just an update.
I also think that this was all so that Trump could effectively set up a version of State Media.
[#]tiktok #tiktokban #US #USA #Trump
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Next time you see the govt talking about the Australian road toll and "preventable deaths", consider they deliberately choose to do nothing to address poverty and houselessness.
Almost 1500 homeless Australians die prematurely each year. This family hopes the death of their loved one won’t be in vain
Advocates say they are struggling to place people experiencing homelessness in secure housing, resulting in preventable deaths.
[#]Poverty #Unemployment #Centerlink #CostOfLivingCrisis #RecordProfitsCrisis #rent #renter #realestate #houselessness #homelessness #Australia #AusPol
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/19/almost-1500-homeless-australians-die-prematurely-each-year-this-family-hopes-the-death-of-their-loved-one-wont-be-in-vain?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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If I can taste the smell of your aftershave from 3 tables away while I'm wearing a mask, it might just be too much..
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