Stilgherrian » homosexuality http://stilgherrian.com All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:07:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © stil@stilgherrian.com () stil@stilgherrian.com() 1440 Live Internet broadcasts from Stilgherrian. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. stil@stilgherrian.com No no http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sla_144w.jpg Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com 144 144 Putting The Penis Into Envy http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/putting_the_penis_into_envy/ http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/putting_the_penis_into_envy/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:37:35 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/putting_the_penis_into_envy/ Image of Sigmund Freud

Tomorrow afternoon I’ll find myself at an event called Putting The Penis Into Envy, On The Couch With Sigmund Freud. “Sigmund Freud is synonymous with sexuality — penis envy, mother love, the Oedipus Complex, therapy for heavens sake! In the Gothic splendour of the Nicholson Museum and an informal champagne cream tea, a panel in the field will discuss gay issues raised by the work of Freud. An exhibition from the Freud Museum in London displays antiquities that surrounded and influenced the man.” Hosted by Marc Pesce, of all people. Wanna join me?

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]]> http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/putting_the_penis_into_envy/feed/ Gaydar exists! http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/gaydar_exists/ http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/gaydar_exists/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:44:55 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/gaydar_exists/ The mythical “gaydar” exists! Research shows we can pick someone’s sexual orientation nearly 70% of the time after seeing their photo for just 100 milliseconds. Hat-tip to 3 quarks daily.

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]]> http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/gaydar_exists/feed/ Three Friday Rants http://stilgherrian.com/politics/three_friday_rants/ http://stilgherrian.com/politics/three_friday_rants/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:59:35 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/politics/three_friday_rants/ Ah, yet another busy week! So that I have at least some content to offer, here’s links to three pieces I found worthwhile.

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]]> http://stilgherrian.com/politics/three_friday_rants/feed/ Anthony Callea: “Young Boys not My Weakness” http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/anthony_callea_young_boys/ http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/anthony_callea_young_boys/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 03:26:20 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/anthony_callea_young_boys/ Scene: The Logies After-Party. Kate Ceberano starts singing. Anthony Callea, who recently “revealed” he was gay, shyly declines to join her in a rendition of Young Boys Are My Weakness. And fair enough. Everyone knows that Anthony’s real weakness is stocky, heavily-tattooed Latvian leather daddies. Actually I just made that up. But it’ll be interesting to see how far the rumour spreads. [Update: And if you read the comments, you'll see that's not the only part which was "made up".]

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]]> http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/anthony_callea_young_boys/feed/ The Rowdy Boys Incident http://stilgherrian.com/personal/the_rowdy_boys_incident/ http://stilgherrian.com/personal/the_rowdy_boys_incident/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:30:03 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/personal/the_rowdy_boys_incident/ Photo of a complimentary drinks voucher from Arq nightclub

’Pong and I are standing on the balcony at Sydney nightclub Arq, looking down at the continuing awards ceremony. Nearby someone asks whether the women currently on stage are “the lesbian singers” he’s seen before.

“What’s a lesbian singer?” I ponder aloud in a stage whisper. “Is that like a horse whisperer?”

’Pong glares, unimpressed. His energy levels are low, he’s not in the mood. My friend Nate, not exactly what you’d call the shy retiring type, has encouraged my heckling of the drag queens hosting the event, and ’Pong and Nate’s boyfriend Chris have both been uncomfortable.

Then another loud stage whisper emerges from a leather-clad bear standing on the other side. “No,” he says, “That would be a fish whisperer.”

The bear’s boyfriend’s eyes catch ’Pong and Chris, “Oh no, here we go again,” they seem to say. Strangers bond, wishing they could disown their partners.

Later, ’Pong takes me aside to explain that he’s exhausted, that he’s having trouble focussing on what he needs to do tonight. He’s trying to make a good impression on important people, and my rowdy mood isn’t appreciated.

And just as he finishes that speech, Nate bounces up my side, eyes wide with child-like excitement, proudly brandishing a bunch of green tickets. “Look! More free drink vouchers!”

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]]> http://stilgherrian.com/personal/the_rowdy_boys_incident/feed/ Royal Navy’s first ever gay sex http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/royal_navy_first_gay_sex/ http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/royal_navy_first_gay_sex/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:21:56 +0000 Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/royal_navy_first_gay_sex/ According to that ever-reliable journal, The Sun, fitness instructor Sam Connell is the Royal Navy’s first ever male trainer to be accused of a sexual liaison with a male recruit. That’s right, the very first. Ever.

Now it just so happens that Mr Connell is a finalist in Mr Gay UK. And while the prize money is only £5000, it strikes me that having his photo in The Sun won’t harm his post-RN career path. A hunky “I was a sailor” fitness instructor should do quite nicely.

And thank you to Richard Watts for keeping his eye on the tabloids. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it.

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