Iyngaran Selvaratnam

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Dunghutti activist Paul Silva assaulted by NSW Police outside Sydney Police Centre at conclusion march&rally to protest the killing of Kumanjayi White by #NTPolice #KumanjayiWhite #NTPolice #PaulSilva #Sydney #DeathsInCustody #Murder #NSWPolice #NorthernTerritory #Polic #Justice

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Why did @Sunil_Gavaskar not present the #BorderGavaskar trophy to the winners today along with #AllanBorder considering he was right there at the @scg #AustraliaVsIndia #AusVsInd #Australia #India #Cricket #SCG #PinkTest
@CricketAus @cricketcomau

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Being a salaried GP in Aboriginal Health let's me give patients the time they need. It's time for a new model that is sustainable for patients and Doctors #QandA

[MFWitches @MFWitches]

So here’s a witchy take on something Peter Dutton said on TV this morning. It’s an explanation of some of what he and his party continue to get so, so wrong.

I have a hairdresser I visit every so often in an Aussie country town. She’s lived here for years and is married to a tradie, two small kids. Really lovely person, as hairdressers often are.

Just before the last federal election we started talking politics, for some reason. I’d no idea what her politics were before that. And I can’t remember how, but I do remember what happened next. Which is she told me (out of the blue) that she’d never vote for Morrison.

Of course, I asked her what the issue or issues were that caused her to feel so strongly opposed to the LNP. And she said it was because of her kids. Specifically, that she believed (and so did her husband) their kids’ happiness was paramount and they were both determined that if either or both of their kids were trans, or gay, or bisexual or had any other “difference” of sexuality or gender that they wanted them to always feel fully supported and happy.

She felt really strongly about this - so much so that I was honestly surprised. She also volunteered the info that she’d voted LNP in the past but this one issue had been enough to permanently swing her vote.

I could tell how much this meant to her as she got quite emotional. She said she couldn’t bear to have her kids grow up and feel unwelcome or or suicidal or not equal to others because of their sexuality or being transgender. And she was determined she’d do as much as she could to ensure they always felt accepted. She was talking about Katherine Deves but it was more than that - it was the whole bigoted LNP philosophy she objected to. Not just LGBTIQA+ issues (although that’s where it got her in the feels because of her kids) but because of their general racism, sexism and bigotry as well.

What’s more, she told me this was something regularly discussed in the schoolyard with other parents. All of them felt the same. They wanted their kids to be happy and were prepared to accept them no matter what their sexual preferences or identities they had as they grew into adults. This meant enough to all of them that it hugely influenced how they’d vote.

This isn’t new info. A study which came out just yesterday said something like 20 percent of all Gen Zers now identify as LGBTIQA+ in one way or another. These aren’t young people who’d vote for a party which openly displays the bigotry of the LNP and PHON. And every day, more of them qualify to vote.

This morning, Dutton insulted people in every outer suburb and country area of Australia, by strongly implying most people in those areas are anti-trans. He made a distinction between issues which would be of importance to “inner city areas” (presumably the greeny latte-sipping set he despises), and those which would matter to people in Aston. He intended to insult the inner-city voters, but in fact he insulted the Aston voters (and every voter living further away from big city centres) far more. Because he implied such people care nothing for inclusivity and equality and (even worse) that they have no empathy or compassion for human differences.

The bloke is not only clueless, he’s mean. And not only mean, but stupid. Because all over Australia people are listening to those kinds of comments and deciding he’s a prick. Because all over Australia, parents are deciding their kids’ happiness and safety are more important than other concerns. And because all over Australia, people are deciding that a man who’s such a cruel, nasty shithead towards transgender people must also be a cruel and nasty shithead on many other issues and policies.

It’s not hard to draw that conclusion.

Which the good people of Aston did in fucking spades.

That’s not the only reason the LNP lost Aston, of course, but it can’t be discounted as playing a significant part.

He’s not a smart man.

Ends.

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

#UniversalHealthAccess is what is needed with linkage to #MBSFunding says @BonneyCorbin to ensure any #HealthStrategy truly caters to the health needs of #LGBTQIRefugees #LGBTQI people and ALL #PeopleSeekingAsylum #QueerDisplacements #POC #QueerRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Ryan Figueiredo from @EqualAsiaF - All CEOS, managers need therapy as you can't be bring your bullshit to the workplace. Find the funding to do it for you + employees #MentalHealth #Selfcare #QueerDisplacements #QueerPOC #POC #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Ryan Figueiredo from the @EqualAsiaF on how we should better prepare to enter hell joyfully through future focussing & future proofing, particularly through regular renewal of leadership and inclusivity in our organisations. #QueerDisplacements #QueerPOC #POC #Queer #QueerAsia

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

'The RSS and the BJP are homophobic' - Prof @churnjeet #POC #QueerPOC #QueerAsia #India #BJP #RSS #QueerDisplacements #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

@churnjeet -'Museums are 19th Century structures developed at the height of colonisation to display loot. Why are they the repositories of #QueerHistory.They harvest memories and bake a loaf palatable for the white palate' #QueerDisplacements #QueerPOC #POC #QueerRefugees #LGBTQI

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Prof. @churnjeet Mahn argues for us to abandon inclusivity as a concept and to go back to the very heart of why #Whiteness and #WhiteQueerness exist to undo their dominance of our paradigms #QueerDisplacements #QueerPOC #POC #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Prof @churnjeet - 'Asia is queer' and foundational to the Global Queer movement and the advancement of #QueerRights #QueerDisplacements #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees #JusticeForRefugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Prof @churnjeet - 'Asia is queer' and foundational to the Global Queer movement and the advancement of #QueerRights #QueerDisplacements #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees #JusticeForRefugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Prof. Churjeet Mahn argues for us to abandon inclusivity as a concept and to go back to the very heart of why #Whiteness and #WhiteQueerness exist to undo their dominance of our paradigms #QueerDisplacements #QueerPOC #POC #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Queer refugees have many talents that should be allowed to shine, acknowledged and remunerated. Our society, governments and even allies need to stop exploiting them. #ShineBrightLikeADiamond #PaidConsultation #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

#QueerSupportGroups need to be ongoing and enduring with appropriate promotion and visibility to ensure they are easy to find for those most in need #QueerVisibility #LGBTQIServiceProviders #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees #JusticeForRefugees

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

#QueerFolk need ongoing advocacy, inclusion in decision making and most of all representation in all matters of state and life that affect them #QueerVoice #QueerDisplacements #LGBTQIRefugees #QueerRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

The punishment for being a homesexual in Iran is the Death Penalty and homesexuality remains criminalised in around 70 countries around the world. The danger remains for real for #QueerFolk around the world in Australia #QueerDisplacements #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

Inclusivity and diversity in the workplace are not the same thing. #QueerDisplacements #QueerRefugees #LGBTIRefugees #LGBTQI #Queer #Refugees #JusticeForRefugees #InclusiveWorkplaces #SafeWorkplaces

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

@YoSoyLABamby please come decorate my house 😍 #QueerDisplacements

[Iyngaran Selvaratnam @Iyngaranathan]

@YoSoyLABamby at #QueerDisplacements talking about how she as a #TransWoman was assaulted brutally in United States Immigration Detention centres. We should have #ZeroTolerance to Sex and Gender based violence and much to do to make truly #SafeSocieties #QueerRefugees #LGBTQI