With a stellar line up that boasts appearances and readings by hosts Tini and Raf from 3R, Dina Zaman and Rina Omar plus music and poetry from Liyana Fizi, the Pips, Illya Syariah and many many more, this night is not to be missed.

But I gotta ask – what are women reclaiming the night from? Makes us all sound like prostitutes….or not. Duhhhhhhhhhh : )

7.15 pm – Meet at Arab Park (Jalan Berangan, Bukit Bintang) for the launch.

8 pm – Start of the launch of Women Reclaim the Night 2010 by Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Community Development with hosts Tini and Raf.

9.15 pm – Solidarity Walk to Ladies Rock the Night at Cloth & Clef hosted by Rina Omar

Entry by donation.

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This summer, combining elements of our biggest parties that we’ve held – White Party 2009 at Mimolette and Qtopia 2008 at Cafe Del Mar, Two Queens presents… White Party 2010, at a brand new location, Azzura at Siloso Beach Singapore! Invoking the Power of White, allow us to take you on an amazing journey of Peace, Love, Unity and Respect. In what is sure to be the classiest event of year, the White Party will be held at Azzura, one of Singapore’s premier beach clubs in Sentosa. Enjoy the surreal ambience of Azzura, where the activities will span from the pool area, to exterior patios, and down onto the beach!

Prelude to the Party..
Other than partying, you can come chill with us from 4-8pm, and indulge in the lovely evening sun, sand and sea. There will be hydrosports activities like banana boat and fly fish available for rental or you can simply “lay low” in on a beach mat in just your bikini! Our Two Queens crew will also lead some beach games, where you might stand a chance to win some great prizes.

Highlights

* Feat. All Female DJ lineup with headline act DJ Sveta (AUS) & DJs Twoface (SIN)
* Foam Pools
* Magic Mushroom
* Bikini Ambassadors
* Special Appearances by Irene Ang, Rebecca Tan & Pamelyn Chee

For more information on the White Party and how to get there, log on to

http://www.twoqueens.me

If you have absolutely NO idea what we are talking about, it’s time to give us a shout! Alternatively, you might want to email us at party@twoqueens.me This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call +65 9179 5050. Look for Grace or Kel.

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Warning – This will make you wanna go to Rome, now!

Room in Rome is Julio Medem’s (the creator of ‘Sex and Lucia’) first English-language film and it’s based on Matias Bize’s In the Bed. In the original, a man and a woman share a night of passion and carelessly-spilled secrets. Modem’s adaptation promises all of the passion and all of the secrets — only this time it happens in Rome, between two women.

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Last I checked lesbianism is a sexual preference and therefore, unless ants have a sexual preference to whom they want to mate with, ants can’t be lesbians. Right? Do the ants foolishly date primarily within their own circle of friends, listen to over emotional chick music, have a penchant for film, photography or feminism, wear fedora hats and steel toe caps or smoke Marlboro Lights? No. They are just a species of ant which reproduces ‘asexually’.

I know we all want to find a scientific justification or evidence in nature that homosexuality is ‘natural’ and ‘normal’ but calling an ant lesbian is just ridiculous….It’s like the story, in terms of ridiculous interpretations, I read yesterday on someone’s FB wall that a goat was still born with the face of a human and that it might be the result of copulation between a man and a ewe. No, people. Just, no. Then again, science can at times be weirder than fiction.

The more important question is, why did the female ants get rid of their male counterparts to begin with? Was it because they kept forgetting to put the toilet seat down (thanks Alex, for that one)? : )

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“Pansexuality, or omnisexuality[1] is a sexual orientation, characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire towards people, regardless of their gender identity or biological sex. Some pansexuals suggest that they are gender-blind; that gender and sex are insignificant or irrelevant in determining whether they will be sexually attracted to others.[2] For others, an individual’s sex, gender expression, or gender identity can be a key factor of attraction, despite the pansexual individual’s wide range of sex and gender attractions.”

My immediate thought was, like a friend’s comment, was that actually the definition sounded what I thought was a definition for bisexuality. I just can’t grasp this idea that pansexual people are attracted to others regardless of their gender. What does this actually mean? That somehow pansexual people do not have pre-conceived notions of conventional gender identities? That they do not have a concept of man or woman or other, as the case may be? Or does it mean that pansexuals simply do not recognise that gender has an identity at all?

And the more I thought about it and tried to explain to a friend what/who I am attracted to, as a lesbian (which, to clarify, is defined as a woman who is attracted to other women and prefers, at least most of the time, to have sex with women) the more I found myself tangled up in the binary language of our world, not least the language of sexuality. Like, I said, I like women who are, you know, women. What does that mean? Well, I like feminine women. Ay! I fell into the first trap. Ok, but I also like women who are in control and independent, women who defy the conventional attributes of their gender. Ay! Second pitfall. I thought, well, as a lesbian I have both male and female traits, that’s what makes me a lesbian and that’s what I like in others! Ayyyyyy! Third banana peel.

Gender identity and sexual preference, we have all been learning about this year, are totally different things.And all these compartmentalising labels and sub-sections are starting to drive me crazy.

Based on the above I’m not even sure if I can identify my gender identity or sexuality without being accused of being closed-minded and conventional, worse still, simply wrong. Ugh. I always thought I was on the fringe, alternative, edgy and well, liberal. Never has being a lesbian identified woman ever been so not alternative and so not cool.

If I try again to describe the kind of person I like without falling into a political minefield of correctness, I’d say – I like people with big brains, a great sense of humour and real pussy and real breasts. Oops, now that wasn’t very PC after all. OK OK OK so that was a little crude. But I guess my point is that regardless of how I describe what attracts me and in what terms, I would not at all, pit those requirements against a man, identified male or otherwise. Alas I guess that either confirms how shallow and close-minded I am or that I am truly a lesbian and not a pansexual lesbian.

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5 albums released this year which I downloaded, acquired or ripped from kind friends –

1. The XX – XX
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
3. Metric- Fantasies
4. Tegan and Sara – Sainthood
5. Bjork – Voltaic

5 other albums which have been on repeat –

1. John Coltrane – Lush Life
2. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever
3. Slumdog Millionaire OST
4. Tegan and Sara – the Con
5. Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman

What was the soundtrack to your 2009?

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The story is set in Venice, California and follows the life and loves of Gina and stars many familiar faces from the daytime television world including Jessica Leccia who played Natalia.

The L Word may be dead and gone, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us have to die with it. Merry Christmas!

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PT has long been associated as an LGBT organisation simply because the communities it serves and who are affected most by HIV and AIDS are predominantly PLU or LGBTs. Back in the day it actually did provide a programme specifically for women run by women in the community. I think it was a counseling group. The reality is that because PTF are funded primarily by the Ministry of Health and the Malaysia AIDS Council the work that they do is always HIV/AIDS focus even though the services they often need to provide very often crosses into the boundaries of supporting LGBTs in general.

Which is what makes the organisation both vital and a major target for criticism depending on who’s perspective we are looking at it from. In my opinion, there is an opportunity here for PT Foundation to serve its core communities better. Although PT know they have their hands tied when it comes to working directly with LGBT issues, The Fabulous Gala Dinner is a major step in trying to build bridges between the LGBTs in Malaysia, especially lesbians, a demographic which has never really been on PT’s radar simply because statistically lesbians are at the lowest risk of being affected by HIV/AIDS. But actually, who has done the survey?

A lot of information is developed out of myth and not real research. Is there anyone in this country studying the lesbian demographic specifically to learn about lesbian health problems or social issues? Certainly nobody from the government that’s for sure. Health care specific to your individual needs is a human right and until society recognises that there may be a difference to what you require and what they think you need, your health, be it physical or mental, may actually be at risk. So how can we be recognised as a group which may or may not have specific needs when it comes to health or anything for that matter? We need to be represented and we need to start by representing ourselves.

To purchase tickets or for more info about the Fabulous Gala please email me theloudgirl@yahoo.co.uk

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