Πριν από 5 λεπτά ακριβώς έκλεισα το βιβλίο.Μου πήρε 3 μέρες σχεδόν.Μπορεί κάποιος να πει πως το καταβρόχθισα,κυριολεκτικά και μεταφορικά..Σχόλια;Τι να πει κανείς αυτή τη στιγμή;
Οφείλω να ομολογήσω πως νιώθω κάπως περίεργα,είμαι κάπως συγκλονισμένη απ'όλα όσα συνέβησαν στις τελευταίες σελίδες,αλλά,αν εξαιρέσουμε αυτό το "σοκ",αισθάνομαι μια περίεργη εξιλέωση,μια απελευθέρωση.Αυτή τη στιγμή δε θα μπορούσα να το εξηγήσω αντικειμενικά,νομίζω,αλλά νιώθω ότι όλοι μας σε πολλά σημεία θα τοποθετούσαμε είτε άμεσα είτε έμμεσα το "Εγώ" μας...Σε έναν απ'τους χαρακτήρες των σελίδων αυτού του βιβλίου θα βρίσκαμε και εμάς,κι αν όχι ολοκληρωτικά,σε κάποια σημεία σίγουρα θα αναγνωρίζαμε τον εαυτό μας τμηματικά.Το πιστεύω.
Οι ανθρώπινες σχέσεις είναι τόσο περίπλοκες,σε φθείρουν από ένα σημείο και μετά και αναζητώντας την άκρη του νήματος,μπορείς να αγγίξεις κι εσύ,ο ίδιος,τα όριά σου και να οδηγηθείς σε πράξεις και καταστάσεις που δε θα πιστεύεις.Είναι τρομακτικός ο τρόπος με τον οποίο μπορούμε να προσπαθήσουμε να κρατήσουμε τον έρωτά μας ζωντανό στα πιο σκοτεινά σοκάκια του μυαλού μας.Είναι τρομακτικό το σημείο,στο οποίο μπορούμε να φθάσουμε εάν αγαπάμε κάποιον πάρα πολύ κι εκείνος απλά μας προσπερνά.Είναι όντως τρομακτικό...
Ανάμεσα στα όρια της λογικής και του παραλογισμού,του φυσικού και του αφύσικου...είναι κάτι λεπτές πολύχρωμες κλωστούλες που αν τις κόψεις άθελά σου ή και ηθελημένα μπορούν να σε οδηγήσουν στην ευτυχία ή στη δυστυχία,στη ζωή ή στο θάνατο.Λες και ο ανθρώπινος εγκέφαλος είναι ένα κουμπί....Πριν το πατήσεις,όμως,πρόσεξε!Σκέψου καλά τι πας να κάνεις!
Τι βιβλίο!Ανατροπές...συναισθήματα...και ένας επίλογος με ένα ΥΓ...ΜΑ ΤΙ ΕΠΙΛΟΓΟΣ!Σε αγχώνει,σε αφυπνίζει,σε παρακινεί να έχεις το νου σου,να προσέχεις...Φαντάζει απειλητικός σε ορισμένα σημεία,αλλά είναι απόλυτα ρεαλιστικός(στα δικά μου μάτια τουλάχιστον).Σου γεννά ερωτήματα,αλλά είπαμε,σκέψου...
"Διάσταση του υποκειμενικού","διάσταση του συναισθήματος"...Κι αυτή κάπου μέσα μας ξυπνά και κοιμάται,από κάτι,από κάποιον τρέφεται όταν δημιουργείται."Το τέλος δεν έχει ημίμετρα,η πτώση δεν μπορεί να'ναι στα μαλακά".Πόσο αληθινό είναι αυτό!Είτε μένεις στο τέλος και ζεις με αυτό,είτε πορεύεσαι σε διαφορετικό δρόμο,με διαφορετική μέθοδο,με πιο προσεχτικά βήματα για ένα καλύτερο αύριο...Για το δικό σου καλύτερο αύριο!
Μια διαπίστωση-απορία εντός του βιβλίου που με έκανε να σκεφτώ πολλά(εξαιρώντας όλα τα υπόλοιπα βέβαια) ήταν ότι οι ομοφυλόφιλοι ίσως ποτέ δε γίνονται ευτυχισμένοι...Το σκεφτόμουν για αρκετή ώρα ανακαλύπτοντας συνέχεια διαφορετικά σημεία-στοιχεία πάνω στα οποία άνετα θα μπορόυσαμε να στηρίξουμε αυτή τη θεωρία...Δε θα πω κάτι άλλο όμως περί τούτου,γιατί αυτός ήταν ένας δικός μου προβληματισμός μοναχά και τίποτα άλλο.Μέσα σε αυτό το έργο ο καθένας θα μπορούσε να προβληματιστεί και να κολλήσει σε πολλές λέξεις,φράσεις,προτάσεις...Και για όλους εμάς που αγαπάμε τη ψυχολογία εντός των μυθιστορημάτων...ιδού!
Τέλος,θα ήθελα να κλείσω λέγοντας ότι εάν κάποιος δε το έχει διαβάσει,να το κάνει...και εάν στην αρχή το βρίσκει κάπως πιο ordinary...σας πληροφορώ εγώ,ΔΕΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ!!!!Λίγη υπομονή μέχρι το τέλος...μέχρι την τελευταία σελίδα..Τake your time and enjoy it...Ας ελπίσουμε πως ο Βασίλης θα επιστρέψει σύντομα με κάτι καινούριο...Εγώ πάντως θα περιμένω!
J.B.
Παρασκευή 18 Μαΐου 2012
Πέμπτη 17 Μαΐου 2012
Study: Faces may reveal whether people are gay.
According to a study published this week, people may be able to determine at a glance whether another person is gay.
A University of Washington study published in the Public Library of Science found that people were often able to accurately guess another person’s sexuality by briefly looking at their face.
129 students, 92 of whom were women, were shown black and white photos of a woman or a man for 50 milliseconds and were able to guess the sexual orientation of the subject with above-chance accuracy.
Participants guessed women’s sexuality accurately 65 percent of the time and men’s sexuality accurately 57 percent.
Study authors say it is not completely clear how the snap judgements are formed, but believe the results show ‘configural processing’, quickly identifying how another person’s face is made up in terms of distance between features, and ‘featural processing’, examining individual features, helps people determine sexuality.
As part of the investigation, students were shown images of men and women for a fraction of a second the right way up and images upside down, when ‘configural processing’ is impaired.
Success in guessing the sexuality of another person upside down was less, but it was still above a rate of chance.
Joshua Tabak, a psychology student at the University of Washington said: “It may be similar to how we don’t have to think about whether someone is a man or a woman or black or white.
“This information confronts us in everyday life.”
Tabak added that “people from older generations or different cultures who may not have grown up knowing they were interacting with gay people” were less able to guess sexuality accurately.
The study paper itself suggested that if the results are accurate, “it would appear that minority sexual orientation is not the concealed stigma that many argue it is. Indeed, the need to protect gay people from discrimination would seem increasingly urgent to the extent that minority sexual orientation is tacitly inferred from aspects of personal appearance that are routinely available for inspection (e.g., faces).”
Πηγή:www.pinknews.co.uk
A University of Washington study published in the Public Library of Science found that people were often able to accurately guess another person’s sexuality by briefly looking at their face.
129 students, 92 of whom were women, were shown black and white photos of a woman or a man for 50 milliseconds and were able to guess the sexual orientation of the subject with above-chance accuracy.
Participants guessed women’s sexuality accurately 65 percent of the time and men’s sexuality accurately 57 percent.
Study authors say it is not completely clear how the snap judgements are formed, but believe the results show ‘configural processing’, quickly identifying how another person’s face is made up in terms of distance between features, and ‘featural processing’, examining individual features, helps people determine sexuality.
As part of the investigation, students were shown images of men and women for a fraction of a second the right way up and images upside down, when ‘configural processing’ is impaired.
Success in guessing the sexuality of another person upside down was less, but it was still above a rate of chance.
Joshua Tabak, a psychology student at the University of Washington said: “It may be similar to how we don’t have to think about whether someone is a man or a woman or black or white.
“This information confronts us in everyday life.”
Tabak added that “people from older generations or different cultures who may not have grown up knowing they were interacting with gay people” were less able to guess sexuality accurately.
The study paper itself suggested that if the results are accurate, “it would appear that minority sexual orientation is not the concealed stigma that many argue it is. Indeed, the need to protect gay people from discrimination would seem increasingly urgent to the extent that minority sexual orientation is tacitly inferred from aspects of personal appearance that are routinely available for inspection (e.g., faces).”
Πηγή:www.pinknews.co.uk
Τρίτη 15 Μαΐου 2012
Διάλογος ανάμεσα σ'εμένα και σ' εμένα.
Σοῦ εἶπα:
- Λύγισα.
Καὶ εἶπες:
- Μὴ θλίβεσαι.
Ἀπογοητεύσου ἥσυχα.
Ἤρεμα δέξου νὰ κοιτᾷς
σταματημένο τὸ ρολόι.
Λογικὰ ἀπελπίσου
πῶς δὲν εἶναι ξεκούρδιστο,
ὅτι ἔτσι δουλεύει ὁ δικός σου χρόνος.
Κι ἂν αἴφνης τύχει
νὰ σαλέψει κάποιος λεπτοδείκτης,
μὴ ριψοκινδυνέψεις νὰ χαρεῖς.
Ἡ κίνηση αὐτὴ δὲν θά ῾ναι χρόνος.
Θά ῾ναι κάποιων ἐλπίδων ψευδορκίες.
Κατέβα σοβαρή,
νηφάλια αὐτοεκθρονίσου
ἀπὸ τὰ χίλια σου παράθυρα..
Γιὰ ἕνα μήπως τ᾿ ἄνοιξες.
Κι αὐτοξεχάσου εὔχαρις.
Ὅ,τι εἶχες νὰ πεῖς,
γιὰ τὰ φθινόπωρα, τὰ κύκνεια,
τὶς μνῆμες, ὑδροροὲς τῶν ἐρώτων,
τὴν ἀλληλοκτονία τῶν ὠρῶν,
τῶν ἀγαλμάτων τὴν φερεγγυότητα,
ὅ,τι εἶχες νὰ πεῖς
γι᾿ ἀνθώπους ποὺ σιγὰ-σιγὰ λυγίζουν,
τὸ εἶπες.
Κική Δημουλά
- Λύγισα.
Καὶ εἶπες:
- Μὴ θλίβεσαι.
Ἀπογοητεύσου ἥσυχα.
Ἤρεμα δέξου νὰ κοιτᾷς
σταματημένο τὸ ρολόι.
Λογικὰ ἀπελπίσου
πῶς δὲν εἶναι ξεκούρδιστο,
ὅτι ἔτσι δουλεύει ὁ δικός σου χρόνος.
Κι ἂν αἴφνης τύχει
νὰ σαλέψει κάποιος λεπτοδείκτης,
μὴ ριψοκινδυνέψεις νὰ χαρεῖς.
Ἡ κίνηση αὐτὴ δὲν θά ῾ναι χρόνος.
Θά ῾ναι κάποιων ἐλπίδων ψευδορκίες.
Κατέβα σοβαρή,
νηφάλια αὐτοεκθρονίσου
ἀπὸ τὰ χίλια σου παράθυρα..
Γιὰ ἕνα μήπως τ᾿ ἄνοιξες.
Κι αὐτοξεχάσου εὔχαρις.
Ὅ,τι εἶχες νὰ πεῖς,
γιὰ τὰ φθινόπωρα, τὰ κύκνεια,
τὶς μνῆμες, ὑδροροὲς τῶν ἐρώτων,
τὴν ἀλληλοκτονία τῶν ὠρῶν,
τῶν ἀγαλμάτων τὴν φερεγγυότητα,
ὅ,τι εἶχες νὰ πεῖς
γι᾿ ἀνθώπους ποὺ σιγὰ-σιγὰ λυγίζουν,
τὸ εἶπες.
Κική Δημουλά
Σάββατο 12 Μαΐου 2012
Eπιστροφή vol 1!
Χαίρεται χαίρεται!Καλώς σας βρίσκω μετά από τόσο καιρό...Ένας μήνας πέρασε σχεδόν κι η αλήθεια είναι ότι μου έλειψαν πολλά.Τέσπαααα,δεν επέστρεψα για να μιλάω και να μιλάω,να μιλάω...ασταμάτητα!
Ας προσποιηθούμε ότι όλα πάνε καλά στη ζωή μας κι ας πλησιάσουμε ο ένας τον άλλον.Ίσως τώρα χρειάζεται πιο πολύ από άλλες φορές!Στα μέσα της βδομάδας σχεδιάζω και μια επίσκεψη στον Πολύχρωμο Πλανήτη(ανούσια πληροφορία,ξέρω) πριν αφήσω την Αθήνα για λίγο καιρό πάλι.Έχουμε και μια εξεταστική στη μέση(καλώς ή κακώς)...
Αν προσπεράσουμε το γεγονός της ψυχολογικής κούρασης,ης οικονομικής εξάντλησης και της ακαταστασίας τότε όλα είναι καλά(λέμε τώρα).ANYWAY,ας προσπεράσουμε,ξεχάσουμε για λίγο ό,τι μας ενοχλεί,μας πληγώνει,μας πονά κι ας χαμογελάσουμε...Δε βλάπτει να το κάνουμε μια φορά μοναχά.C ya later!
Ας προσποιηθούμε ότι όλα πάνε καλά στη ζωή μας κι ας πλησιάσουμε ο ένας τον άλλον.Ίσως τώρα χρειάζεται πιο πολύ από άλλες φορές!Στα μέσα της βδομάδας σχεδιάζω και μια επίσκεψη στον Πολύχρωμο Πλανήτη(ανούσια πληροφορία,ξέρω) πριν αφήσω την Αθήνα για λίγο καιρό πάλι.Έχουμε και μια εξεταστική στη μέση(καλώς ή κακώς)...
Αν προσπεράσουμε το γεγονός της ψυχολογικής κούρασης,ης οικονομικής εξάντλησης και της ακαταστασίας τότε όλα είναι καλά(λέμε τώρα).ANYWAY,ας προσπεράσουμε,ξεχάσουμε για λίγο ό,τι μας ενοχλεί,μας πληγώνει,μας πονά κι ας χαμογελάσουμε...Δε βλάπτει να το κάνουμε μια φορά μοναχά.C ya later!
Τρίτη 3 Απριλίου 2012
Protesters call for release of gay Ugandan refugee.
Campaigners picketed Dutch embassy in London and handed over petition demanding asylum for gay man fleeing persecution in Uganda
Campaigners demonstrated outside the Dutch embassy in London yesterday (2 April) demanding freedom and asylum for a gay Ugandan.
Members of the Movement for Justice group called for the Netherlands to release Kalanzi Marvin Richard, who was refused asylum in the European country and was imprisoned after refusing to sign deportation papers.
The protesters, who included Ugandan lesbian and gay asylum seekers and refugees, also handed over a petition of more than 700 signatures to the embassy.
Antonia Bright of the Movement for Justice said: 'Kalanzi’s case stands for thousands more.
'What the Dutch Government is doing is part a wider move by EU governments, including Britain, to undermine the right of asylum.
'We will keep fighting until Kalanzi is free and we have won an amnesty for asylum seekers and other immigrants across Europe.'
Kalanzi lived openly as a gay man in Uganda and his life would be in danger if he is deported back to the country where a bill advocating the death penalty for homosexuality is currently in parliament.
'Kalanzi lived openly and proudly as a gay man in Uganda, despite the abuse and threats he faced,' said gay Ugandan refugee Abbey Kiwanuka, who knew Kalanzi when they were still living there.
'His sexuality was common knowledge and anti-gay bigots campaigned for his arrest. As a result he was imprisoned, beaten and tortured.'
He added: 'LGBT people in Uganda are subjected to a vicious anti-gay campaign led by politicians and pastors.
'Violence toward LGBT people is rampant. The new Anti-Gay Bill is back to Parliament. In spite of this the Dutch authorities are still trying to send Kalanzi Marvin back there.'
The Dutch immigration authority has already agreed to look at Kalanzi's case again.
Last week a demonstration for Kalanzi’s release was held in the Dutch city of the Hague and a demonstration is planned in Rotterdam, where he is being held, later this week.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
Members of the Movement for Justice group called for the Netherlands to release Kalanzi Marvin Richard, who was refused asylum in the European country and was imprisoned after refusing to sign deportation papers.
The protesters, who included Ugandan lesbian and gay asylum seekers and refugees, also handed over a petition of more than 700 signatures to the embassy.
Antonia Bright of the Movement for Justice said: 'Kalanzi’s case stands for thousands more.
'What the Dutch Government is doing is part a wider move by EU governments, including Britain, to undermine the right of asylum.
'We will keep fighting until Kalanzi is free and we have won an amnesty for asylum seekers and other immigrants across Europe.'
Kalanzi lived openly as a gay man in Uganda and his life would be in danger if he is deported back to the country where a bill advocating the death penalty for homosexuality is currently in parliament.
'Kalanzi lived openly and proudly as a gay man in Uganda, despite the abuse and threats he faced,' said gay Ugandan refugee Abbey Kiwanuka, who knew Kalanzi when they were still living there.
'His sexuality was common knowledge and anti-gay bigots campaigned for his arrest. As a result he was imprisoned, beaten and tortured.'
He added: 'LGBT people in Uganda are subjected to a vicious anti-gay campaign led by politicians and pastors.
'Violence toward LGBT people is rampant. The new Anti-Gay Bill is back to Parliament. In spite of this the Dutch authorities are still trying to send Kalanzi Marvin back there.'
The Dutch immigration authority has already agreed to look at Kalanzi's case again.
Last week a demonstration for Kalanzi’s release was held in the Dutch city of the Hague and a demonstration is planned in Rotterdam, where he is being held, later this week.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
EU hopefuls told to improve gay rights.
European Parliament calls on Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo to tackle LGBT discrimination.
Photo by Turkish Flame
The European Parliament is urging EU hopefuls Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo to improve gay rights.
In its 2012 accession report, the parliament called on the four countries which all candidates to join the EU in the future to make greater efforts in tackling discrimination against LGBT people.
Turkey's government was asked to include homophobia and transphobia in its hate crime laws, condemned for the frequent prosecution of LGBT people and asked that Turkish Armed Forces end classifying homosexuality as a ‘psychosexual illness’.
The parliament expressed serious concern about Serbia's 'lack of political will...to ensure the safety of the participants of the Pride Parade' in 2011, and 'strongly condemned inflammatory and discriminatory remarks on the topic by some politicians and members of the Orthodox clergy.'
While the resolution on Kosovo highlighted that 'discrimination is still a serious problem in the country and calls on the government to implement a broad anti-discrimination strategy' on all grounds, including sexual orientation and gender identity.
However, Montenegro was praised for positive developments in the country and the parliament's resolution 'welcomes the recent adoption of the Law Against Discrimination, which explicitly mentions sexual orientation and gender identity'.
Jelko Kacin MEP, official investigator for the accession of Serbia and member of Europe's LGBT Intergroup, said: 'We will continue to encourage the authorities in Belgrade to make sure that the next trip of an MEP to the Belgrade Pride will not only be to a press conference, like mine was last year.
'LGBT rights should be respected throughout the year and the first convictions for hate violence set an important precedent.'
Ulrike Lunacek MEP, LGBT Intergroup co-president, said the reports showed the EU was committed to promoting human rights, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
'Now the Commission must take note of these recommendations and closely monitor developments for LGBT rights in 2012,' she said.
'In the European Parliament and especially the LGBT Intergroup we will follow developments and insist that progress is essential for LGBT people to be able to live their lives and loves without fear.'
Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro are all official candidates to join the EU and Kosovo is currently considered a potential candidate.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
In its 2012 accession report, the parliament called on the four countries which all candidates to join the EU in the future to make greater efforts in tackling discrimination against LGBT people.
Turkey's government was asked to include homophobia and transphobia in its hate crime laws, condemned for the frequent prosecution of LGBT people and asked that Turkish Armed Forces end classifying homosexuality as a ‘psychosexual illness’.
The parliament expressed serious concern about Serbia's 'lack of political will...to ensure the safety of the participants of the Pride Parade' in 2011, and 'strongly condemned inflammatory and discriminatory remarks on the topic by some politicians and members of the Orthodox clergy.'
While the resolution on Kosovo highlighted that 'discrimination is still a serious problem in the country and calls on the government to implement a broad anti-discrimination strategy' on all grounds, including sexual orientation and gender identity.
However, Montenegro was praised for positive developments in the country and the parliament's resolution 'welcomes the recent adoption of the Law Against Discrimination, which explicitly mentions sexual orientation and gender identity'.
Jelko Kacin MEP, official investigator for the accession of Serbia and member of Europe's LGBT Intergroup, said: 'We will continue to encourage the authorities in Belgrade to make sure that the next trip of an MEP to the Belgrade Pride will not only be to a press conference, like mine was last year.
'LGBT rights should be respected throughout the year and the first convictions for hate violence set an important precedent.'
Ulrike Lunacek MEP, LGBT Intergroup co-president, said the reports showed the EU was committed to promoting human rights, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
'Now the Commission must take note of these recommendations and closely monitor developments for LGBT rights in 2012,' she said.
'In the European Parliament and especially the LGBT Intergroup we will follow developments and insist that progress is essential for LGBT people to be able to live their lives and loves without fear.'
Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro are all official candidates to join the EU and Kosovo is currently considered a potential candidate.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
London buses carry pro-gay marriage posters.
You wait ages for a pro-gay marriage poster, then 1,000 come along at once, courtesy of Stonewall.
Leading British gay campaign organization Stonewall have put posters on the side of 1,000 London buses to campaign for same-sex marriage.
The iconic red buses in the British capital will carry the slogan ‘Some people are gay. Get over it!’ throughout April.
It is the largest gay marriage-focused campaign the UK has ever seen. Only Stonewall’s previous railway station posters, which first featured the popular slogan in 2008, have been on such a scale when it comes to sexuality-based campaigns.
The charity’s chief executive Ben Summerskill calls the posters ‘very moderate and straightforward’. They feature the slogan and a link to Stonewall’s equal marriage campaign website, which includes their response to government plans and calls for supporters to make their voices heard.
Stonewall’s Andy Wasley told Gay Star News: ‘The message resonates. We are finding there is an increase in positive sentiment towards gays, but there are still people who have who have a problem.’
To increase the campaign’s size further, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity is encouraging people to take photos when they see the posters and tweet them with the hashtag #equalmarriage or upload them to Stonewall’s Facebook page.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
The iconic red buses in the British capital will carry the slogan ‘Some people are gay. Get over it!’ throughout April.
It is the largest gay marriage-focused campaign the UK has ever seen. Only Stonewall’s previous railway station posters, which first featured the popular slogan in 2008, have been on such a scale when it comes to sexuality-based campaigns.
The charity’s chief executive Ben Summerskill calls the posters ‘very moderate and straightforward’. They feature the slogan and a link to Stonewall’s equal marriage campaign website, which includes their response to government plans and calls for supporters to make their voices heard.
Stonewall’s Andy Wasley told Gay Star News: ‘The message resonates. We are finding there is an increase in positive sentiment towards gays, but there are still people who have who have a problem.’
To increase the campaign’s size further, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity is encouraging people to take photos when they see the posters and tweet them with the hashtag #equalmarriage or upload them to Stonewall’s Facebook page.
Πηγή:www.gaystarnews.com
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