“Juggling the Rainbow“ is a collection of 13 personal writings about non-monogamous relationships, made in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2010.
The PDF is available as a download, but if you would like to buy a hard-copy please contact via:
Juggling_the_rainbow@yahoo.co.nz
Cheerz, Taika
My advice: Ignore the nasty comments on the opening page, and just have a look at the great zine
Last night I made dinner for an activist;
She had a funding deadline to meet.
She had to collate figures, then find ways to re-jig them,
But I just wanted her to eat.
I may not be a flag-waving anarchist,
I may not ever give a great speech,
But if she didn’t take a break;
Drink some tea, eat some cake,
Then she’d fall in a heap at my feet.
Last night I made love to an activist;
I had to tie her down to get the job done.
Her language was brutal,
Her nudity, full frontal,
But I still made my activist come.
As my activist lay in my arms,
Happy in her post-coital state,
She caught sight of the clock,
Promptly went into shock;
The funding application was late!
Last night I was chased by an activist:
I ran naked down streets in the dark.
For hell has its fury
But nothing compares to an activist on the war path.
Don’t make the mistake that I did.
Now I’ve got her fist in my face.
Don’t come between an activist and her project,
Or you too may suffer the same fate.
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Smutty Storytelling in Sheffield. This was my second year coming up to Sheffield to read for Celebrate Bisexuality Day. The attendees raised £60 to help with my expenses, but I decided to donate it to the BiCon Helping Hand fund. My story, ‘David does BiCon’ seemed to encourage a few people to come to BiCon […]
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Celebrate Bisexuality Day, London Almost thirty people turned up to the Pembury pub in Hackney for Celebrate Bisexuality Day 2010. Nye organised a brilliant event where lots of people enjoyed the good company, the bisexual chat, and the chance to be out and proud. Several people told me that this was the first bisexual event […]
September 23rd is Celebrate Bisexuality Day. There are currently ten events happening up and down the United Kingdom. The Bisexual Index has a great piece on the need for this day. Wear purple, and have a good one!
So I notice that it is ‘No Make-up Week’
Wow. Did everyone forget about real issues for a bit, so they had to come up with something in a rush? Do you guys have to meet some kind of quota? Funny, but I last wore make-up fifteen years ago, because the choice of make-up for black women in the U.K was practically non-existent. Did I mention it was about five times as expensive as make-up for white skins?
“women said they would rather employ a woman who wore makeup than one who didn’t.” Hmm. I think these are probably the same people who are less likely to hire women who are disabled, or black, or openly queer. Or am I reading that wrong too? Because when one of these women walks into an interview, she has to face disbelief that she went for the job in the first place, racist/phobic/sexist attitudes from the panel, and questions as to whether she plans on having kids any time soon. This is all stuff that most white/straight/able-bodied women don’t even have to think about.
Really, like I needed another reason to not call myself a feminist? So to everyone taking part in the No Make-up shindig, you might want to try ‘Not being so bloody middle-class week’ or ‘Address Racism week’ instead. You know, because us black, disabled and queer folks would really appreciate it. Really.
Why I love my colleagues
Working in a library is not quite as fun as this. However I am very fortunate that in the library I work in, I can be out as bisexual, polyamorous and kinky. I’m gratified when my colleagues say, ‘Have a good BiCon!’ or when they proof-read my latest piece of erotic fiction before I send it off. I’ve got a double photo frame up with pics of my boyfriend and my girlfriend, and no one gives me a hard time about it. So thank you, fellow-workmates (this DOES NOT include my boss). You are the kind of allies I need. Library staff really do rock!
P.S – Finding pics of black folk being spanked is difficult indeed. But totally worth it!
Race Revolt Issue Five is now available!
Issue Five costs £3 + postage.
You can get hold of copies at
http://www.racerevolt.org.uk/get%20copies/home.html
Zines are currently winging their way to the following distros and
outlets, so you should be able to pick copies up from them soon:
Active Distribution (http://www.activedistribution.org/)
Marching Stars Distro (http://www.marchingstars.co.uk/)
Cowley Club, Brighton (http://cowleyclub.org.uk/)
Kebele Social Centre, Bristol (http://www.kebelecoop.org/)
Housmans Books, London (http://www.housmans.com/)
The website at www.racerevoltorg.uk is also up and running now, you can
access past issues here and buy paper copies of the zine online.
Contents:
FIGHT RACISM
FAVIANNA RODRUIGUEZ
INTRODUCTION
HUMAIRA SAEED
WHITE MEN SHUT UP
FRANKIE DECAIZA HUTCHINSON & SOLOMON AKIVA SCHONFIELD
ZINESTERS IN CONVERSATION
OSA (SHOTGUN SEAMSTRESS) & NIA (ANGRY BLACK-WHITE GIRL)
THE MYSTICAL NEGRO AND SELF FLAGELLATION
RENEE MARTIN
CHARTER OF THE INDIVISIBLES
THE INDIVISIBLES
PROBLEMATIC PROXIMITIES
SARA AHMED
[untitled]
ZE MARTINS
ENGLISH CLASS
YALINI DREAM
“RADICAL” QUEER RACISM
MIKE UPTON
HOW WOMEN COULD FIGHT PATRIARCHIES BY HAVING ANAL SEX WITH STRAIGHT WHITE
MEN…
HANNAH HO
POISON
ZAR ZAM ORA
TRAPPED BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
LAURA BARker
WHITE ALLY RESPONSE TO THE RACIST BRSITOL RPI (RACE PRIVILEGE IDENTITY)
GATHERING
GROUP STATEMENT
CIVIL COURAGE PRIZE REFUSAL SPEECH
JUDITH BUTLER
This Saturday September 11th, Asylum will be hosting 4 great bands at their charity gig for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation taking place at Slimelight, featuring Under Cover Slut, Diva Suicide, Kommand + Kontrol and Our Innocence
Lost.
The Sophie Lancaster Foundation was started in honour of
Sophie Lancaster who was kicked to death for being a goth in 2007.
Please visit there website for more information.
www.sophielancasterfoundation.com/
Please come and help us raise as much money as we can for this
important charity which exists to raise awareness about the treatment
of alternative people in the UK and to educate people about
acceptance and tolerance. All the action takes place from 7pm at
Slimelight 7 Torrens Street. London. EC1V 1NQ. Entry £6.50
Rude Shipyard 89 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FE
Written in Shadows 