Dark Jester A political scholar with an interest in foreign interference. Traditional conservative. Came out of a family that fled communism and improved themselves thanks to capitalism but would consider myself a distributionist. On the night of July 15th, Speak Up for Women NZ stopped off in Wellington as part
Gabriel Hays newsbusters.org Staff writer for MRC Culture. Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow. University of Dallas Class of ’16. Ah, history is made yet again in our budding United States Socialist Republic. Hollywood has nominated its first ever biological male in a top Best Actress category. And, no, this
Free Speech Union Speak Up for Women will hold a public meeting in Wellington tonight at the Michael Fowler Centre. The Council had sent lawyers to the High Court proceedings we supported in Auckland to see if they could get away with cancelling the event. Given the resoundingly strong judgement
The group Speak Up For Women have had their billboard pulled down by GO Media after only 24 hours. The billboard simply had the dictionary definition of the word ‘woman’ along with the website address speakupforwomen.nz. The group formed in 2018 describe themselves as “a diverse group of ordinary
First, they came for the manholes and we calmly stood back and let them do it in the interests of diversity and inclusion. What harm could there possibly be in calling a hole that might equally be used by a woman a personhole? So we let them change it even
Robert Bridge strategic-culture.org It seems ridiculous to have to remind anyone of the obvious anatomical differences between males and females, but such is the state of the current world we live in. Laurel Hubbard will go down in the history books at the Tokyo Olympics as the first transgender
Rachael Wong mercatornet.com Rachael is a barrister, Managing Director at Women’s Forum Australia, and an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia. She previously worked with the Law Reform Commission in Samoa to bring about legislative reform to improve the lives
Bruce Logan While all the noise around the justice or injustice of Laurel Hubbard competing in the Olympic Games is inevitable, it’s also beside the point. The debate is nearly always about competing human rights: the right of the transgender athlete to compete and the right of women to
Is Charles Hamilton an oppressed, neglected cultural giant? After all, who reading this can name anything he wrote? His books are mostly long out of print and adaptations of his work forgotten. Yet Hamilton’s thousands of stories were once bestsellers, adapted for radio, television, comic books and stage plays.
Jordan Williams Free Speech Union Further to my article Friday about the comprehensive win we achieved this week in the High Court, the full judgement (reasons) came through Friday night and is available to read here. Given the current cancel culture and suppression of opposing opinions, the Judge’s comments
Jordan Williams Free Speech Union www.fsu.nz I have some great news — we have achieved a comprehensive victory against Palmerston North City Council who tried to de-platform the feminist group Speak Up for Women because the Council did not like their views. This afternoon, the High Court granted the
Enjoying the glory of our cricket team winning the inaugural Test Cricket World Cup is a magical moment for sport in this country, and one that we cricket fans can savour for a long time. It almost takes away the bad taste of the other sporting announcement this week; almost,
A grumpy dyke, a tranny and a fatty walk into a lingerie catalogue. No, this isn’t the setup for a rather lame joke. It’s the setup for an even lamer marketing campaign. Victoria’s Secret sells lingerie: bras, knickers, suspender belts, all that sort of “boudoir”. Its image
Groucho Marx would never join a club that would accept him as a member. On the other hand, certain women are determined to barge their way into any clubs that just don’t want them. HESTA chief Debby Blakey has added her voice to the growing chorus against The Australia
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union Further to Jordan’s article yesterday, I am writing to ask you to support us in forcing Auckland Council to respect the rights of free speech – and stop banning groups they disagree with from using public facilities. This time, it’s not some
Jordan Williams Free Speech Union There has been a lot going on behind the scenes – but as will become evident later this week, it appears that the very good guidance from the Court of Appeal that local councils have duties to protect freedom of speech, is already being ignored. Speak
