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Polari Magazine’s News Stories of 2013

2013 News Stories.

From the pardon of Alan Turing to the death of Margaret Thatcher in the UK, to Trans* Rights and Employment Non-Discrimination in the US, this is a list of Polari Magazine’s Top News Stories from 2013.

Barbara Hammer: Cuts Above The Rest

Queer Spaces.

Barbara Hammer talks queer cinema, marriage equality, and the importance of real diversity in life and art.

“We finally have the foundation of a culture, we have traced our histories, let us not make marriage and human rights erase us into a vast homogenization of the human race.”

Freedom to Piss • The Fight Against Arizona’s SB 1045 • Part Two

A Question of Equal Rights.

Walter Beck looks at the Arizona bill that would make it illegal to use a toilet not assigned to the same sex that is on your birth certificate. Part 2 of 2.

“I hope the amendment goes down in flames and our brothers and sisters in Arizona will not only be free to pee without harassment, but will be able to be full-class citizens in their own state.”

Freedom to Piss • The Fight Against Arizona’s SB 1045 • Part One

A Question of Equal Rights.

Walter Beck looks at the Arizona bill that would make it illegal to use a toilet not designated for the same sex that is on your birth certificate. Part 1 of 2.

“The potential damage is even deeper than the question of being able to use a public facility without harassment. If passed, the amendment would make null and void any ordinance passed that includes protections for the Trans community. “

It’s a nice day for a white wedding

The last stand of the old-style Tories against equality.

Paul Baker writes about that upcoming vote on marriage equality and the bigots it will leave behind.

Despite David Burrowes’ claims of not being homophobic, his “no” vote will be there for future generations to look over, and it will be interpreted as a last ineffectual gasp of mean-mindedness, hurting no-one but the reputations of those who made it.