My interview with the lovely Fiona Patten, former Member of the Victorian Legislative Council in Melbourne, Australia. Author of Sex, Drugs and the Electoral Role. Fiona talks about her achievements in parliament and we discuss the importance of healthy attitudes to sex for people with disabilities, including the abuse Fiona received for helping a disabled woman find sexual fulfilment. (https://fionapatten.com.au/)
In Parliament, her achievements were many including the
*  Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in North Richmond,
* Safe Access Zones from protesters around fertility clinics.
* Voluntary Assisted Dying laws – initiated inquiry that led to reform
* Sex work decriminalised
* A Spent Convictions Scheme for criminal records in Victoria
* Uber and ridesharing legalised
* Pandemic Legislation for Victoria
* Leaving foster and out of home care age extended from 18 to 21 years.
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Interview with Michael Barbezat

Oh dear! Those religious medievals were quite obsessed with SEX.
In this conversation, David Ayliffe interviews Michael Barbezat, a research fellow in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University. They discuss the intersection of religion and sexuality, particularly in relation to sex shame and conservative religious beliefs. They explore topics such as biblical interpretation, the views of theologian (Saint) Augustine on sex and pleasure, the repression of pleasure in religious contexts, and the changing views on sexuality throughout history. They also touch on the importance of open communication about sexuality and the need to support LGBTQ+ individuals in oppressive societies.

See "Sex - Medieval Men's Flow Chart (sorry)"

Takeaways

1. The medieval view of sexuality was primarily focused on procreative sex, with non-procreative sex seen as sinful.
2. The repression of pleasure in religious contexts has had a lasting impact on societal views of sex and sexuality.
3. The interpretation of biblical texts has evolved over time, and different theologians have had varying views on sexual ethics.
4. The intersection of religion and sexuality continues to be a complex and evolving topic, with diverse perspectives and interpretations.
5. Open communication about sexuality is crucial for creating a more inclusive and accepting society.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:16 Michael's Interest in Religion and Sexuality

03:56 The Catholic Tradition and Sexuality

05:28 Michael's Specialty in Medieval Studies

06:24 Religion's Role in Persecuting LGBTQ+ Individuals

07:54 Biblical Literacy and Interpretation

08:52 Multiple Senses of the Bible

10:37 The Revised Standard Version Bible and Translation of Homosexuality

12:06 The Challenge of Changing Religious Beliefs

13:17 The Unchanging Teachings of the Church

14:30 Augustine's Views on Sex and Pleasure

15:10 The Repression of Pleasure

16:04 The Connection Between Pleasure and Love

17:06 Sex as a Symbol of Human Disorder

18:25 Sex Shame and its Impact on Everyone

19:21 The Harmful Effects of Purity Codes

19:49 The Flow Chart of Medieval Sexual Ethics

20:54 The Division Between Procreative and Non-Procreative Sex

22:23 The Medieval View of Homosexual Sex

23:05 The Role of Pleasure in Reproduction

24:04 The Diverse Views on Pleasure in Medieval Theology

25:07 The Repression of Pleasure and its Consequences

26:17 The Challenge of Integrating Medicine and Theology

27:12 The Uncontrolled Potentials of Pleasure

28:09 The Need to Balance Pleasure and Goodness

29:06 The Changing Views on Marriage and Relationships

30:24 The Labor Unit Function of Families

31:18 Homosocial Environments and Institutions

32:54 The Repression of Sexuality and its Psychological Impact

33:58 The Impact of Silence and Repression

36:27 The Importance of Open Communication about Sexuality

38:06 The Urgency of Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals in Oppressive Societies

39:28 Conclusion and Call to Action

Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli has gained national and international recognition as a writer, researcher, lecturer and consultant in the issues of cultural diversity, gender diversity, sexual diversity, family diversity, HIV/AIDS, and social diversity in health and education, with a specific focus on adolescence and young people.
She understands the horror that can come when a group within society is marginalised and hated just because of who they are.
The fight for respect and freedom for LGBTIQ people in East Africa shows how hatred turns to violence and murder and reduces humanity to its most base level
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Republic candidate 2024 Presidential Primaries, Wilbur Wankenschtrop, Founder of the Purity in Culture Movement - announced he plans to introduce legislation to ban Mrs Doubtfire and all films that feature cross dressing of any kind if elected President of the United States of America.  The The following is a transcript of an interview between Wanke, as his friends call him, and Lisa  from American Public Broadcasting.

Oh, and it is a bit of fun really but why wouldn't the ultra conservative fearful Trumpists see Mrs Doubtfire as a threat?

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Robert Kasozi arrived in Melbourne on 29th March 2023. He has been a refugee escaping homophobic and cultural hatred of his LGBTIQ community for over 6 years.  Every day in Kenya was a day wondering who would be attacked, imprisoned, raped or murdered of his friends. If it wasn't violent attacks it was simply starvation. These people cannot survive without the generous support of others who pay for safe house rents, food and medical care. 
Robert is keen to start studying for a new career. He is hardworking. Has worked in building and construction but now is looking at becoming a forklift driver. 
At 37 he thinks he is ageing and certainly the stresses that he has faced in his life have left their mark.
Please support people like Robert as we advocate for change in East Africa. Uganda's new strengthened homophobic laws against the LGBTIQ community will see more refugees escaping murder, bashings, imprisonment and uninvestigated violent crimes.
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If you are a good conservative Christian in America there are probably lots of people you’d like God to kill, but if he doesn’t, what do you do? Hire a hitman? That tale wags shortly.

Well, I ain’t a conservative Christian but I can tell you I wish more Christians today were as compassionate and loving as many of my atheist friends. This week, a 21 year old Congolese refugee died in Nairobi. We struggle to raise funds to keep refugees alive and didn’t know about this boy. He had kidney disease and efforts from his friends to raise money for his medical treatment failed. He had lost family, his homeland and everything. Now, his life. Who cares? He was a gay refugee and the hate preachers have a lot to celebrate. Please help us help people like this young man with the first name Christian. Ironic eh. https://chuffed.org/project/humans-in...

Now to the hitman piece.

Ok America, it’s time to hire a hitman in the same way you elect a President. Forgive me, I’m just an Aussie being sarcastic about your culture. Don’t worry, I can be sarcastic about lots of other cultures too, especially my own.

So you need a hired killer for a job. It seems to me the following questions should apply, some of which would also apply to a Presidential Candidate.

1st Question; Is he/she Christian?

2nd Question: What Church do they go to regularly?

3rd Question: Are they on the Ministry team?

4th Question: Do they value good moral principles?

5th Question: Do they condemn homosexuality?

6th Question: Do they own a gun and can they fire it?

7th Question: How many people have they killed?

8th Question: What are the gory details?

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Purity Culture was just another religious aberration in regards to sex introduced to protect, (read, ‘control’), Christian teenagers. Not only was sex before marriage a sin it was a quick and easy pathway to unforgivable slutdom for women. In a good old misogynist salute to patriarchy it was a bit more forgivable but a forever shaming sin for boys. So, best practice, don’t ask, don’t tell.

Clare Heath McIvor had her own battle with purity culture but she is an amazing woman. Her story told on 60 minutes late last year. With her husband she left her father’s church which they claimed was not a good place for her or the gay husband her father encouraged her to marry. Please subscribe and if you can give just one dollar, please help us through https://www.patreon.com/Nosexplease to support LGBTIQ refugees who have suffered a living hell in Africa where it’s about to get worse.

The story was recently featured in Melbourne’s Age and the Sydney Morning Herald newspapers. It also featured on Channel 9’s “60 Minutes Program” in November 2022. 

Read more on my Medium blog: shorturl.at/npt01
Clare McIvor writes on her blog www.kitkennedy.com
Clare’s blogging website is https://kitkennedy.com/. Her podcast website is https://www.unchurchablepodcast.com
The Age and SMH story: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/inside-city-builders-the-pentecostal-sect-with-lofty-political-goals-20221117-p5bz1x.html
The 60 Minutes expose: https://youtu.be/qY6BAgxHEGQ

Closest I've come to swearing on my podcast. This a disturbing piece with claims of abuse of two young gay boys through hazing (initiation) at St John's College, Sydney University in 1985. I first came across this in 2018 when I found https://www.facebook.com/SilentiumMitre, the page the artist put together to tell the story and celebrate the Archbishop's Mitre (funny hat) he laboriously created to tell the story. A real "up you" to the religious hypocrits who know power but not love.

I have two stories on Medium that relate to this:

https://medium.com/@nosexplease.com.a...
https://medium.com/@nosexplease.com.a...

The New Evangelicals podcast founder Tim Whitaker talks to Cath and David about his work and passion, and confesses rising from the death of his fundamentalism. As for purity culture with such high and unreasonale demands upon young church goers, he says that led him to vomit after experiencing his first kiss!  Not a welcome response for the kiss recipient we're sure!
Yet another reason why "No Sex Please - I'm religious!" exists.

What a privilege to have Tim join us. With over 500,000 downloads to his podcast, created in the first year of Covid lockdowns, and a large community of people committed to principles that separate them from those who are power driven, money hungry and haters of sex, particularly LGBTIQ, the future for this movement looks exciting.

Guess who forgot to check his microphone. Checked everyone else, but me!
Interview with  @IWATF (WTF I hear you say?) 
"I was a teenage fundamentalist" is an award winning podcast. (We give them our top "Fiery Restitution award).
Hosts Troy Waller and Brian McDowell former Mega Church leaders in Pentup-costalot churches.
Visit their site https://www.iwasateenagefundamentalist.com/
My co-host Cath and I were delighted to connect with these guys and the great work they are doing.
It's time religious conservatism and fundamentalism learned the message of love is for everyone.
Strange how humanists seem to have it better than many Christians.

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Merchandise coming soon for a giggle.