12 month ago
plasticbag : Ronan Bennett responds in the Guardian to Martin Amis' comments about Islam and Muslim people... Spotted via CityofSound - "Ask yourself what you are reading. An important question from a leading literary figure? A brave revenge fantasy? No. A major cultural and literary figure endorsing prejudice against Muslims."
# copy
22 month ago
plasticbag : My friend Kerry gets sent scripts for a living and received one recently about a guy who has to live with a gay guy for three months to get an inheritance... - You really have to read the rest to really get it. My thoughts: increasingly somehow gay stereotyping has been disconnected from apparent anti-gay sentiment. We've gained freedom but lost our dignity. And it's something that I find infuriating.
# copy48 month ago
plasticbag : Health toll of anti-gay prejudice - "Discrimination is being blamed for high rates of mental health problems amongst gay men and lesbians, a study suggests. A survey of 1,285 homosexual and bisexual men and women found just under a third had attempted suicide."
# copy
