The question of minority? women,black people,dalits,gays,lgbt etc-the term is more related to oppression. Recently,new movements of the world like zapatitsta explaining their new model politics based on new distribution of political power.it's a politics of minorities.indigenous people+lesbians+gays+peasants etc.all these are oppressed minorities fighting against the power elite(state-party system ).this is their difference and unity.they are political minorities but as a block ,they are majority in the society.
--- aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Joseph Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is this lesbian, Bi-sexual an gays are sexual > minorities? I think its only > > available for trans-gender people. > > > > The LGB people have proven gender, and they have > sexual privilege to do it. > > But others cannot tell, to vat gender they belong? > > > Dear Peter, > > Have a look at the wikipedia entry for an > explanation of the term. It > is not an authentic, verified entry, but would still > give you some > idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_minority > > Aryan > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:50 PM, aryakrishnan > ramakrishnan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/World/ > Third_sex_ launches_ > > election_ campaign_ in_east_Nepal/ articleshow/ > 2887367.cms > > > > KATHMANDU: Sexual minorities of an eastern Nepal > town, > > Itahari kicked off their first election rally > wearing > > colourful dresses and playing music bands to > canvass > > for three gay candidates. > > > > Dipak Rai and Shrawan Chaudhari, both gay, are > > contesting the election under the banner of Nepal > > Communist Party (United) and while the third, > > Suryanarayan Chaudhari is contesting as an > independent > > candidate. > > > > The campaign jointly organized by Blue Diamond > Society > > and Human Welfare Society with a dancing group > has > > helped in warming up election climate in the > district, > > a participant said. > > > > Hundreds of demonstrators participated in the > rally > > carrying placard with the slogan "rights to > sexual > > minorities," "gay freedom" and "equal status to > third > > sex in the constitution. " > > > > The three candidates are representing some 4,000 > > lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-sexual > communities > > residing in the district. > > > > A landmark ruling of Nepal Supreme Court in > favour of > > third sex, which includes lesbians, gays, > bisexuals > > and intersexuals, in December last year granted > them > > recognition and directed the government to > promulgate > > a new act or amend the existing ones to ensure > rights > > of the third sex. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
