Been There Done That

30 Jun 2018

Halfway through the year already … WTF

Activism, Gay, Health, HIV, Politics, Visibility

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What’s The Fuss about? Well, it could be time to stop and smell the roses – and there are a few varieties named after gay icons. Or we could recall the wonderful voice of Luther Vandross – another gay luminary from the great days of 90s dance and pop music, sadly lost from this world.

Politicians have a tough job, pleasing no-one and having to fight for respect. Australia’s first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave as good as she got. We reflect upon another lady who stands tall but says not a word – the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour. If only she could speak…?

At this time, we note that Alfred C Kinsey confirmed that we all are interested in matters of sex, and he conducted experiments and extensive surveys of willing participants to document the range and intensity of our sexual activities. Much earlier, Marquis De Sade did much the same and kink was documented. However, from history we know that nothing is ‘new’ – others have already tried it, even if they haven’t told the world!

From international press sources, we quote that the World Health Organisation says that Transgender identity is not a mental illness; the Vatican uses “GLBT’ for the first time and invites pro-gay priest to Conference; and a British insurance company says people who are ‘HIV+ with undetectable viral count’ don’t need to list them as pre-existing illnesses if on PreP and taking the medication as required, to receive insurance.