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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Kiran — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:31:32 +0000

Today is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, which also commemorates the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre in 1989. I am honoured to have been asked to read one of my poems at the Toronto Candlelight Vigil to mark the anniversary of this tragic event. The fact is that violence against [...]

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The Burqa/Niqab ban controversy

Kiran — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:01:28 +0000

This was written as part of a response to Martha Nussbaum’s opinion piece found here: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/veiled-threats I’d like to share my personal view on the burqa (face mask) controversy. My views are not based on the black-and-white, binary, false dichotomy presented too often by both supporters of the face-mask ban and those who wish to [...]

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(I’m not a queer or nothing, but…)

Kiran — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:05:40 +0000

Have you ever said, “I’m not gay, but…” or “I’m not bisexual, but…” as a disclaimer before expressing how much you are attracted to someone of the same gender as you? If you are progressive, liberal, and you stand for LGBT rights, have you ever wondered why you need to give a disclaimer like that [...]

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United in hate

Kiran — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:43:33 +0000

Extremist Muslims and Right-Wing Westerners can agree on one and only one sociocultural phenomenon: hating gay people. It’s painful for the moderates of both sides to accept, but it is a reality that must be confronted by intelligent people on all sides before any real, positive, progressive change can be realistically forged. United in hate [...]

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Somebody will miss the Rapture…

Kiran — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:41:43 +0000

“I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for an American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America, I point the finger in their face and say ‘you helped [...]

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Who didn’t see this coming?

Kiran — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:35:34 +0000

Tories reopen same-sex marriage debate. Poor clueless Stephen Harper… just doesn’t realize what century he’s in. As one commenter on this article put it, “Harper is a complete fool. A bigot, prejudiced, homophobic simple little man.” Who didn’t see this coming? is a post from: *kiran muses

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