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The Queer and the Faithful v 20 honi 12 Week Nine October 3 God vs. Gays The queer and the faithful Don’t call me baby: Red light: or any other weird names being gay in China PAGE 6 PAGE 21 Contents This Week Opinion Sports and Health 8 Isabelle Cox tells of her encounters 20 Where are our queer sports stars, with homophobia, and Nick Sunderland asks Thomas Poberezny-Lynch vents against queer identity politics. 21 Being Gay in China 10 Gay Marriage Zhiming Yu tells a sad story. Benjamin Veness and Nathan Li go The Stonewall Report beyond the obvious arguments. 22 God vs. Gays Editor in Chief: Fahad Ali 12 Editors: Jessica Jeffrey, Michael Koziol, Nathan Li, and examine Curtis Dickson Fahad Ali Lane Sainty, Cameron Smith, Josh Sprake, Lucy Watson the predicament of queer religion. Contributors: Rebecca Alchin, Tommy Berne, Steph Clark, Queen Scene Isabelle Cox, Gayda De Mesa, Kade Denton, Curtis Dick- 14 son, Matthew Endacott, John Francis, Annaliese Gale, Jessica Jeffrey wishes blondes could Flora Grant, Robert Grigor, William Harris, Joseph Isti- 21 have more fun at Legally Blonde. phan, Melanie Jayne, Eleonora Kazantzis, Thomas Murphy, Camp-us Thomas Poberezny-Lynch, Bro Reveleigh, Nick Richardson, 3 Profile: Annamarie Jagose Katherine Sherrie, Clare Sullivan, Benjamin Veness, Blythe Lane Sainty reports on the future of 15 Worthy, Annie Wylie, Zhiming Yu the Queerspace, while William Harris The Sydney Uni academic, novellist, and Cover: Cameron Smith head of SLAM spoke to Lane Sainty. calls on the Prime Minister to catch Advertising: Amanda LeMay & Jessica Henderson up with that beacon of progressive [email protected] politics, St Paul’s College. 16 Action Reaction John Francis got frocked up and HONISOIT.COM found thighs he never knew he had. Disclaimer: 5 News Review Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney, Level 1 The future looks bleak for Sydney’s Wentworth Building, City Road, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006. The SRC’s operation costs, SRC Reports space and administrative support are financed by the University of Sydney. The editors of Honi Oxford Street, writes Matt Endacott. 17 Soit and the SRC acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Honi Soit is written, printed, and distributed on Aboriginal land. Honi Soit is printed under Back of the Closet Election Results the auspices of the SRC’s directors of student publications: Rafi Alam, Peta Borella, Michael de 6 18 Waal, Eleanor Gordon-Smith, Jeremy Leith, Leo Nelson, Astha Rajvanshi and Max Schintler. All “That’s not my name!” yells an angry Who won? Who lost? Who cares? expressions are published on the basis that they are not to be regarded as the opinions of the Robert Grigor Get your election erection on here. SRC unless specifically stated. The Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or information contained within this newspaper, nor does it endorse any of the ad- vertisements and insertions. Printed by MPD, Unit E1 46-62 Maddox St. Alexandria NSW 2015. Planner QUEER Honi’s Guide to what’s on WED THU FRI A History of Sexual Perversion VERGE: Glitterati freedom2b October Meeting 8pm, The Cellar Theatre, $3 Access / $6 G.A. 7.30pm, Verge Festival Dome, FREE/$5/$10 7pm, ACON Building, 414 Elizabeth St Two happy-go-lucky perverts seek redemption for their deprav- Consider this the love child of John Waters and Beyonce, with Surry Hills, FREE ity, reconciling the questionable choices they made with the many a cheeky splash of Moulin Rogue. The USU - your authorized freedom2b supports LGBTQI people from Christian back- who came before them. But how much of it is really a choice? fun police - encourage you to get as glammed up as possible, grounds on their journey to reconciling their faith, sexuality, and or you’ll be sent to our glitter prison. And that’s an order. gender identity. Birdcage Karaoke at the Imperial Hotel From 6pm, Zanzibar FREE ENTRY Handbag Heaven 8pm, The Imperial Hotel FREE 9pm, Arq, FREE Wednesday has always been a great night for the lady-loving Come on, everyone loves the Imperial. Get there on a With DJs “Luke Leal” and “Tom Kelly”. lladies in Newtown, but got even better this year when Birdcage Thursday night to enjoy some drinks, prizes, giveaways, and of Performances by “Carmen Geddit” with “Ripley” and “Thomas”. began. This weekly night out at Zanzibar boasts awesome beats course, some questionable singing. and the cutest girls in town. If it’s Friday night and you’re poor, it’s Arq. MON SAT SUN TUES Big Gay Flash Mob Addison Road Markets VERGE: The Slow Bike Race Pitt Street Mall, FREE 8am-3pm,142 Addison Rd Marrickville, Mon, USYD Front Lawns, FREE The Big Gay Flash Mob is the third year major work of theatre/ FREE Bring your bike and get ready to go slow. Keep your feet on the pedals and no touching the ground, last person over the media student, Jordan Johnny Johnstone! It will be raising money At the Addison Road Markets there is organic food, soy chai line wins. Slow and steady wins the race. Fantastic prizes to for GALFA (The Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia!). and handmade art a-plenty, not to mention pony rides for the be won! There will be Glitter, Gaga, Queens and Queers all shaking their kids. The markets are extremely queer friendly and a perfect booties to support an incredible charity! way to spend Sunday morning. Rainbow Queer Argentine Tango Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple Tues, 7pm, Columbian Hotel, $15 Up Dayclub 9:30pm, ABC1, FREE Tango will make your walk more confident, improve your From 5am, Phoenix Bar, Exchange Hotel FREE balance, and it’s reliably uplifting. At this dance lesson you’ll What better way to not finish up a trashy night on Oxford St? Recover from your wild weekend with yet another instalment learn some sweet tricks for creating amazing feelings with Head to Up Dayclub this Saturday to keep partying all day long. of everyone’s favourite detective series. It’s the season finale. another person. You can purchase eight lessons for $100. 2 queerhoni @honi_soit Camp-us LETTERS NEWS EXCLUSIVE Union Board to review Queerspace Statement from the Sydney Oscar Coleman The issue of autonomy just won’t go away, reports Lane Sainty University Liberal Club Commerce I A comprehensive review has be- Dear Honi, Dear Honi, gun into whether the Queerspace is On behalf of its members, the Sydney The Sydney University Liberal Club being used effectively. USU Presi- University Liberal Club (SULC) Execu- has proven itself to be a disgrace to both dent Astha Rajvanshi said that the tive does not endorse and never endorsed the university and the Liberal Party. review would consider “whether Alan Jones’ comments about Mr John Time and time again it has made calami- factors like location, accessibility, Gillard in his address at the annual Presi- tous errors of judgement. autonomy, furniture and resources dent’s Dinner. Even though Mr Jones’ Firstly, it hired a notoriously inflam- are affecting its use.” statements were not ours, we recognise matory shock-jock for its President’s Ms Rajvanshi stressed that a and accept our responsibility to the Dinner. SULC knew that Mr Jones had thorough consultation of the queer student body to minimise grievances the ability to tarnish the reputation of community will occur before any whenever we possibly can. the club, but it seems that his cosy rela- decisions are made. “Any changes to the changed after proper consultation with SULC is an organisation that believes tionship with President Alex Dore meant furniture or a make-over of the space our members is carried out,” explained in a free, fearless and vibrant political that no matter how shocking and repul- will only occur after a thorough review Ms Rajvanshi. “After consulting the discussion, where controversial voices sive the comments, the night was always indicates that this is in the best interests members, a recommendation regarding from a range of perspectives may be going to have a ‘brilliant speech by...the of the queer community,” she said. any changes to the Queerspace or au- heard without undue fear of reprisal by nation’s most influential broadcaster’. SRC Queer Officer Rebecca Alchin tonomy will be put forward to the Board others. As an active Club, we often host Secondly, instead of behaving tactfully welcomed the idea of potential changes. to discuss and vote on at a consecutive functions with public figures from all in relation to Mr Jones, SULC decided “Any new furniture and other things board meeting. Alternatively, this recom- walks of life, and we strive to contribute to fan the flames throughout the night to make the space a more comfortable mendation can be made at a general constructively to the national debate. by auctioning off the famous ‘chaff-bag place would be greatly appreciated and meeting to allow the members to vote on However, statements are occasionally jacket’. This subtle ‘joke’ of killing the welcomed by the Queer Action Collec- the issue.” made – not by the Club - that are false, Prime Minister, no matter how much tive (QuAC),” she said. According to Ms Alchin, the vote held hurtful, and distasteful. When made, her policies may be reviled, is probably However, some of the issues under in August was not reflective of the views these statements warrant a response from lost on most. As the Jones controversy review are set to prove more difficult of the majority of the collective. “Au- those who helped facilitate their utter- began to unfold, Dore’s stubbornness in than others.
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