tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592326009528370628.post1300857903797077206..comments2024-03-06T08:13:40.937+11:00Comments on Whenua Fenua Enua Vanua: Māori Politicians placate homophobia for votesAnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304303649328535925noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592326009528370628.post-6446260711151606932011-06-20T22:59:18.372+10:002011-06-20T22:59:18.372+10:00“We should never forget the ‘enough is enough’ hat...“We should never forget the ‘enough is enough’ hate marches instigated by Destiny Church. We should never forget the kinds of hate speeches that Māori gay and lesbian whānau were bombarded with during the Civil Union debate, and the ongoing homophobia that Destiny Church leaders and members continue to openly express with both fervor and hatred”.<br /><br />It's quite ok to forget Brian Tamaki's verbal assault on our whakawahine sister Georgina Beyer on the steps of parliament and the Destiny Church's ongoing transphobia and to tacitly condone hatred & discrimination toward whakawahine & tangata ira tane by 'othering' us by omition/ exclusion in such narrative though apparently.<br /><br />Someone needs to educate Dr. Pihama about our takatāpui whānau, because this whakawahine is totally sick and tired of being subjected to this sort of transmisogyny which perpetuates denial of my existence and the hatred & discrimination which my trans whānau face on a daily basis... WE do not need reminding of anything, but it is obvious from Dr. Pihama's rhetoric that she needs to be reminded of a few things herself... of course, at the end of day, transpeople probably don't really count for many votes do they?<br /><br />Māori for Diversity? Yeah right!<br /><br />S.S.<br />Mataatua.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com