Category Archives: Biological Exuberance

the nature of nature

Posted on October 27, 2014 by anton veenstra

Recently, Edinburgh Zoo announced that a couple of male flamingos had bonded by taking over the abandoned nest of a female, they brooded on the abandoned egg, hatched it & raised the chick. As yet, the Zoo has not released … Continue reading →

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Singapore Library Board full of prejudice

Posted on July 13, 2014 by anton veenstra

A little fairy tale called “And Tango Makes 3” has been banned from Singaporean libraries. It is the story of 2 male penguins which are given an unhatched egg; they then form a nest and successfully hatch the egg & … Continue reading →

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Head First Transgendered

Posted on October 14, 2013 by anton veenstra

The ABC TV series Head First interviewed transgendered folk, my folk, my community. They were not tested to see if they were malingerers or delusional. Don’t know if there is a test, don’t care. I only know that the process … Continue reading →

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how is gender formed

Posted on September 17, 2013 by anton veenstra

Tonight, SBS Insight discussed trans-gender kids; clearly we, as a society have progressed because the slightly less severe outcome of one’s child being gay is more acceptable. When I was undergoing adolescence between 1964 and adulthood in the mid 1970’s, … Continue reading →

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alignment with the stars

Posted on January 6, 2013 by anton veenstra

This weekend’s SMH quoted an LA paper about recent discoveries in astronomy. There are 13 mini galaxies doing a dance around the star Andromeda; what is most fascinating is that their disco routine takes place on a single thin disc … Continue reading →

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who’s doing the real social engineering

Posted on August 31, 2012 by anton veenstra

The religious right has always accused us, the gay, lesbian, inter-gender and trans communities of manipulating reality. Covertly, THEY have run de-programming groups, based on the kidnap and brain washing activities from the 1970’s when they attempted to reverse the … Continue reading →

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Irshad Manji Allah Liberty and Love

Posted on May 20, 2012 by anton veenstra

On ABC today there was an Asian Focus on the state of gay rights in Australia’s nearest neighbours. Irshad Manji a lovely, beautifully presented Indonesian lesbian author, has written a book demanding that fellow Moslems MUST re-examine the world-accepted structure … Continue reading →

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sheldonian string theory

Posted on October 17, 2011 by anton veenstra

A doco about Albert Einstein’s last theory, the equation about everything, updated that scientist’s work with contemporary string theory musings. The opening credits were accompanied by sound & vision of a cellist. The throbbing, vibrating string became the theoretical core. … Continue reading →

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Gareth work accepted

Posted on September 12, 2011 by anton veenstra

I’ve just been informed that of the many works from around the world sent to the first Kate Derum Tapestry Prize, the selection committee chose 43, mine being among them.   Portrait of Gareth Thomas I knew Kate Derum from … Continue reading →

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the nature of

Posted on August 28, 2011 by anton veenstra

Portrait of Gareth Thomas, 2011, woven tapestry, 18 cms H X 15 cms W, cotton, woollen, synthetic wefts. Artist statement for my entry in a new tapestry competition honouring the late Kate Derum: “I knew Kate Derum from many tapestry events. … Continue reading →

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