Today’s Garrick Tremain cartoon from the Stuff website.

The Relationships (Statutory References) Bill was passed yesterday by the NZ Parliament. This is the piece of legislation that changes all existing laws to give civil unions (mostly) equality with marriage. There are still some gaps in the “equality” though, the right to adoption has not been extended and also civil union partners of NZ [...]

Just did my political compass via Asher.
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.08
No surpises, I am a lefty libertarian lesbian.
The L Words strike again!

I’ve been trying to think of what to say about what appears to be the enormous success the Republicans had in using gay couples’ rights to gain critical votes in key states. In eight more states now, gay couples have no relationship rights at all. Their legal ability to visit a spouse in hospital, to [...]

Things we can anticipate now that Bush has been given a “mandate” by the American people: Pre-emptive missile strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities? Full-scale assault on Fallujah? Altering the constitution to ban gay marriage? Abortion illegal in the USA?
We are screwed!
So of course I went to the Warehouse and bought fireworks for Guy Fawkes [...]

Well, American election tomorrow our time. Personally I am getting bad feelings (no doubt brought on by recent crushing Australian election) that we may be in for four more years of Bush. Whatever happens, I think there will be record voter turnout, and probably complete election chaos. Interesting that the world’s shining example of democracy [...]

Just read this very scary article in Salon about the fight against gay rights in Ohio. Check out this guy to the left, a supposed man of God, with his giant sword. These guys are now preaching to their congregrations that they should vote Bush to “protect the unborn child” and the “sanctity of marriage”. [...]

“Even if you are not a US citizen, the November 2 presidential election will have a huge impact on your life. The very idea of democracy requires that you should have a say in choosing who determines your destiny. This site therefore allows non-Americans to vote in the 2004 US presidential election.
GLOBALVOTE2004.ORG is totally neutral. [...]

Still in shock about the Howard victory in Australia. I guess not being in the country, I was ill-prepared for how the Latham campaign seems to have floundered. And now there’ll be three more years of Little Johnny - and the prospect of a Howard-Bush victory is looming. Excuse me while I roll on the [...]

Peter Costello goes for a ride with a VERY ill fitting helmet - oh dear.