#Fiona Patten

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every   time   you   close   your   eyes   and   feel   his   lips,   you're   feelin'   mine   and   every   time   you   breathe   his   air,   .   .   .   just   know   I   was   already   there   !

ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴜꜱᴇ ʙʟᴏɢ. temp muse list underneath.

note that most of these can fit into college settings also.

all muses are bisexual or pansexual.

𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭.

females.

Josephine langford. / ainsley ward - 911 dispatcher. 26.

hande ercel. / aylin alabora - lawyer. 28.

madison bailey. / monroe james - flight attendent. 24.

carlacia grant. / devin myers - interior designer. 30.

fiona palomo. / shelby cole - wedding planner. 25.

madelyn cline. / tatum marshall - news reporter. 25.

lola tung. / florence yeung - singer / waitress. 22.

ana de armas. / vivian nichols - tattoo artist. 33.

sabrina carpenter. / stevie rose - reality tv star. 25.

indiana evans. / delaney hart - ballerina. 28.

nicole wallace. / piper lane - nurse. 22.

samantha logan. / skye andrews - emt. 26.

olivia holt. / sutton washington - actress. 26.

greta onieogou. / sydney carroll - social media intern. 24.

maia reficco. / samantha riley - swimmer. future olympic gold medalist. 23.

daisy edgar jones. / francis schmidt - bakery shop owner. 26.

grace van patten. / swan fox - physiotherapist. 26.

grace rose robertson. / lacey jacobs - former child star turned swimsuit model. 22.

danielle campbell. / peyton larson - model. 27.

madison beer. / leighton frazier - figure skater. 24.

tate mcrae. / lane silva - surf shop attendant. 22.

emily bader. / jocelyn brewer - private chef. 26.

nina dobrev. / wren jensen - travel agent. 28.

rain spencer. / blake parks - make up artist. 24.

leah halton. / shannon rhodes - food vlogger. 22.

lalisa manoban. / amara saelee - dancer / singer. 26.

leighton meester. / mallory steele - reality tv host. 34.

cindy kimberly. / leslie wolfe - fashion designer. 25.

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males.

jacob elordi. / griffin keller - paramedic. 28.

michael evans behling. / wesley bowen - firefighter. 28.

leo woodall. / william reeves - detective. 28.

rudy pankow. / gavin cross - photographer / small business owner. 24.

drew starkey. / kellan townsend - fitness trainer. 29.

chase stokes. / rory patton - pilot. 30.

jonathan daviss. / miles francis - lifestyle vlogger. 25.

christopher briney. / everett brady - ghost writer. 26.

alex fitzalan. / rowan blaise - video game designer. 27.

damian hardung. / warner briggs - youtuber. 25.

tom blyth. / sawyer holloway - writer for murder mysteries. 29.

david iacono. / jude clarke - veterinarian. 24.

nicholas chavez. / soren davenport - street car racer / comes from rich family. 25.

dylan o'brien. / theo bradford - drug dealer. 30.

josh o'connor. seth ackerman - news anchor. 32.

mike faist. / tylan vance - mechanic. 30.

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𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧. request only.

they are all multi ship, crossover and oc friendly.

belly conklin. 18+. lola tung.

elena gilbert. 18+. madelyn cline or nina dobrev.

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*          𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒     𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐃          :          hiiii  :3  spare  mws  please?

haiiiiiiiiii  x3  already spared  twice  in  these  posts  here  and  here  ( feel free to peruse the whole tag, this post included in fact and please mind any repeats 🫶 ) but  worry  not!  i  shall  as  i'd  live  love  laff  to  complete  the  triology  and place cap on mw asks so  here  we  gaur!    —   sasha  lane,  jack  mulhern,  simone  ashley,    ayo  edebiri,  jessica  sula,  kaylee  bryant,  liv  hewson,  courtney  eaton,  ncuti gatwa, cailee  spaeny,  camille  hyde,  jennie  kim,  toby  wallace,  natasha  liu  bordizzo,  inde  navarette,  nicole  wallace,  grace  van  patten,  molly gordon, daniel  ezra,  yara  shahidi,  sophie  thatcher,  jharrel  jerome,  spencer  house,  barbie  ferreira,  tawny  cypress,  sophia  ali,  rain  spencer,  lee  know,  myha'la  herrold,  summer  madison,  maia  mitchell,  kiana  madeira,  haley lu richardson, vanessa  morgan,  fiona  palomo,  mason  gooding,  jordan  alexander,  chay  suede,  lauren  ambrose,  madeleine  madden,  choi  yeonjun, kedar williams-stirling, antonia  gentry,  ciara  bravo,  mark mckenna, sophia wilde, quintessa swindell, charlie  heaton,  brigette  lundy-paine,  natalia dyer, aimee  lou  wood,  emily  rudd, alice  pagani,  odessa young, eduardo  franco,  melanie  lynskey,  victoria moroles, carlacia  grant,  josh o'connor, brianna hildebrand, zoe terakes, samantha  logan,  asa butterfield, lovie simone,  hari nef, hafsanur  sancaktutan,  charithra  chandran,  owen teague, jessica  alexander,  mia  healy,  felix  mallard, sophie  nelisse,  roberta  colindrez,  sofia  boutella,  toby  wallace,  priscilla  quintana,  lorenzo  zurzolo,  nat  &  alex  wolff,  christopher  briney,  kaia  gerber,  nathalie  emmanuel,  odessa  azion,  raymond  ablack,  rebecca  ablack,  aimee  carrero, henry zaga,  erana  james,  jeremy  allen  white,  chante  adams,  park  jihyo,  kelvin  harrison  jr.,  golshifteh  farahani,  raveena  aurora,  alba  baptista,  kathryn  newton,  olivia  scott  welch,  jan  luis  castellanos,  mike  faist,  dacre  montgomery,  halle & chloe bailey, eli  brown,  reina  hardesty,  jonathan  daviss,  lee  felix,  kelly  mccormack,  greta  onieogou,  peter  gadiot,  alisha  boe,  madison  bailey,  kristine  froseth,  michael  evans  behling,  nicole  maines,  kim  dahyun,  son  chaeyong,  lana  condor,  cierra  ramirez,  jacob  anderson,  hwang  hyunjin,  lauren  tsai,  sean  berdy,  kevin  alves,  brittany  o'grady,  taylor  zakhar  perez,  diego  calva,  sarah  pidgeon,  rachel  sennott,  camila  queiroz,  maika  monroe,  keke  palmer,  simone  kessell,  julia  rehwald,  ryan  destiny,  belmont  cameli,  lalisa  manoban,  thomas  doherty &  lili  reinhart  !

[revenanthq]

may i get some mwf fcs please?

Hi   I   went   all   out   and   listed   some   fc's   that   you   might   like.   But   don't   feel   limited   to   just   those   fc's   Im   sure   there's   plenty   of   amazing   ones   that   I   forgot   !

Alexandra   Shipp,   Halle   Bailey,   kim   bo-ra,   Chienna   Filomeno,   Olivia   Holt,   Luca   Hollestelle,   Natalia   Dyer,   Sadie   Soverall,   Sydney   Sweeney,   Lola   Tung,   Fiona   Palomo,   Dove   Cameron,   Hunter   Schafer,   Zendaya   Coleman,   Havana   Rose   Liu,   Zion   Moreno,   Chase   Sui   Wonders,   Grace   Van   Patten,   Miray   Daner,   Afra   Saraçoğlu,   Mimi   Keene, Nicole   Kidman,   Ali   Wong,   Issa   Rae,   Dichen   Lachman,   Michelle   Yeoh,   Tessa   Thompson,   Jessica   Chastain,   Lucy   Hale,   Margot   Robbie,   Song   Ha-yoon,   Brenda   Asnicar,   Emilia   Clarke,   Ryan   Destiny,   Medalion   Rahimi,   Willa   Fitzgerald,   Phoebe   Tonkin,   Adelaide   Kane,   Kerry   Washington,   Ayça   Ayşin   Turan,   Aslı   Sümen,  Halston   Sage, Samantha   Logan, Aleyna   Ozgecen, Grace   Van Dien, Cemre   Baysel, Camilla   Morrone, Savannah   Lee   Smith, Derya   Pinar   Ak

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anonymous said : fc suggestions for maya & katie matlin, grace cardinal, fiona coyne, and imogen moreno?

sure thing – this is going to be a long one ! for maya matlin : kathryn newton , zendaya , haley lu richardson , diana silvers , taylor russell , madelyn cline , grace van patten , leah lewis , maddie hasson , josephine langford , thomasin mckenzie , or olivia dejonge ; for katie matlin :  alva bratt , alisha boe , katie douglas , virginia gardner , bahar sahin , kaitlyn dever , grace beedie , rachel keller , vanessa morgan , zoey deutch , chase sui wonders , or sophie cookson ; for grace cardinal , i’d highly suggest her canon actress nakuset “nikki” gould ( who has plenty of gifs ! ) , but otherwise : anna lambe , grace dove , jenna clause , tanaya beatty , hon'mana seukteoma , michaella shannon , quannah chasinghorse , or devery jacobs ; for fiona coyne : alexxis lemire , samantha logan , margaret qualley , zion moreno , lee sunbin , savannah lee smith , aslihan malbora , danielle rose russell , chelsea clark , kaia gerber , nychaa nuttanicha , or benedetta gargari ; then finally , for imogen moreno : lana condor , gideon adlon , belissa escobedo , myra molloy , kaylee bryant , elisha applebaum , isabella gomez , sarah catherine hook , maia mitchell , rachel hilson , odeya rush , or andrea chaparro !

[hope-of-virgo]

I was in a relationship with one of the state candidates for 8 years, and handed out HTV cards for Fiona Patten at one point.

Good times.

In the 2010 Australian election, candidates running under the banner of the "Australian Sex Party" won 250,000 first preference senate votes, making it briefly the fourth largest party in the country

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mwf??? <3

savannah lee smith, renee rapp, samantha logan, madelyn cline, antonia gentry, jessica alexander, daisy edgar - jones, hannah dodd, cailee spaeney, laura kariuki, nicola coughlan, maia reficco, jenna ortega, kylie verzosa, ashley moore, jessica alba, choi heejin, maddie phillips, molly gordon, tanaya beatty, grace van patten, adria arjona, cemre baysel, aslihan malbora, im jinah, valentina zenere, fiona paloma, madison bailey, i could literally go on for days so feel free to ask for more !

[venettahq]

mod, pode me ajudar com um mwf?

claro, meu bem! aqui vai : simone ashley, fiona palomo, anya taylor-joy, margaret qualley, davika hoorne, grace van patten, pinar deniz, naomi scott, anne hathaway, go minsi, bae suzy, greta oniegiou, samara weaving, laura harrier, rabia soytürk, bae ganghee, courtney cox, hazal filiz küçükköse, melissa barrera, jessica alexander, aubrey plaza, meghann fahy, sadie stanley, giovana cordeiro.

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mwfcs?

fizemos um mwf e um mwm anteriormente, mas vou adicionar mais alguns nomes. players, sintam-se à vontade pra recomendar fcs também.

mwm: mena massoud, avan jogia, niko terho, jeon wonwoo, dylan sprayberry, alex landi, john boyega, alberto rosende, daniel kaluuya, yoon jeonghan, diego boneta, jacob batalon, keiynan lonsdale, keith powers, chris evans, micheal evans behling, daniel ezra, aubrey joseph, trevor jackson, luka sabbat, kedar williams-sterling, jonathan daviss, jesse williams, charles melton, darren barnet, rish shah, alperen duymaz, alex fitzalan, gregg sulkin, wen junhui, cillian murphy, paul rudd, alex høgh andersen, rami malek, emre bey, regé-jean page, alfred enoch, trevor jackson, chay suede, patrick gibson, darío yazbek bernal, leo suter, michael cimino, aaron altaras, taron egerton, oliver stark, cha eunwoo, timothée chalamet, tom holland, choi yeonjun, william gao, katsamonnat namwirote, hero fiennes tiffin, charlie plummer, noah centineo, jacques colimon, boun noppanut, áron piper, hwang hyunjin, freddie thorp, pawat chittsawangdee, jaehyun, maxence danet-fauvel, bangchan, atthaphan phunsawat, ryusei yokohama, park seonghwa, tye sheridan, park bogum, taylor zakhar perez, jonah hauer king, emre bey, regé jean page, lucien laviscount, woo dohwan, kofi siriboe, froy gutierrez. mwf: nana, lily collins, natalia dyer, alexandra daddario, adele exarchopoulos, brenda asnicar, fiona palomo, camila morrone, courtney eaton, madison beer, maude apatow, saoirse ronan, dianna agron, suki waterhouse, liana liberato, olivia holt, maia mitchell, gideon adlon, maya hawke, phoebe dynevor, olivia dejonge, haley lu richardson, kiernan shipka, anya taylor-joy, olivia scott welch, angourie rice, kathryn newton, bailee madison, sara waisglass, thomasin mckenzie, katelyn wells, diana silvers, sadie soverall, katie douglas, jessica alexander, kaitlyn dever, natasha liu bordizzo, bruna marquezine, anya chalotra, priscilla quintana, camila mendes, alba baptista, whitney peak, halle bailey, ashley moore, brianne tju, brittany o'grady, amita suman, davika hoorne, yandeh sallah, greta onieogou, stephanie beatriz, zoë saldaña, audrey plaza, bianca santos, brianna hildebrand, diana guerrero, emeraude toubia, gina rodriguez, karla souza, ebone noel, jorja smith, melissa fumero, oldey jean, angelina jolie, gwendoline christie, christina ricci, emily ratajkowski, rosamund pike, cobie smulders, halle bailey, grace van patten, ryan destiny, ayo edebiri, yara shahidi, rain spencer, chase sui wonders, alexa demie, ana de armas, zendaya, alycia debnam-carey, bensu soral, danielle campbell, ella purnell, zion moreno, adelaide kane, imani lewis, lana condor, madeline mantock, issa rae, caitlin stasey, britt robertson, elizabeth lail, summer bishil, jane de leon, kiana madeira, ogan browning, hunter schafer, danielle rose russell, alva bratt, kristine froseth, erin kellyman, luca hollestelle, seychelle gabriel, rachel hilson, sophie skelton, alina kovalenko, zorzo natharuetai. mwnb: liv hewson, quintessa swindel, amandla stenberg, janelle monáe, troye sivan, emma corrin, jessie mei li, mason alexander park, sara ramírez, fin argus, lizeth selene, nico tortorella, e.r. fightmaster, roberta colindrez, brigette lundy-paine, indya moore, mae martin, chella man, dua saleh, blu del barrio, dominique provost-chalkley, katie findlay, celeste o’connor, jade willoughby, kaylee bryant, ariela barer, poppy liu, terry hu, lachlan watson, pedro vinicius, shamir bailey, asia katie dillon, tylan grant, theo germaine, sivan alyra rose, ess hodlmoser, bilal baig, vico ortiz, fin argus, mae martin, james majoos, kehlani parrish, olive gray, morningstar angeline, tommy dorfman, ruby rose, bex taylor-klaus, gerard way, jude karda, kaitlyn alexander, shamir bailey.

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Can I reserve Grace Van Patten for Patches? And mayyybe get some counterpart ideas pls 🥹

you  absolutely  can,  friend  !  i'll  be  sure  to  add  her  to  the  reserves  list  for  you  right  now  !  however,  as  for  counterparts  for  her,  i'd  say:  elena  gilbert,  claire  standish,  topanga  lawrence,  caroline forbes, phoebe  halliwell,  samantha  baker,  sandy  olson,  fiona  gallagher,  sloane  peterson,  aria  montgomery,  quinn  james,  marissa  cooper,  taylor  townsend,  mary  jane  watson,  dorothy  gale,  lyla garrity, daphne  blake,  brenda walsh, donna martin, beca mitchell, kim  possible,  marcia  brady,  veronica  mars,  joey  potter,  wendy  darling,  bubbles, betty cooper, hayley marshall, jo  march,  and  veronica  sawyer  !

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we are so glad to welcome you to forks ! please make yourself comfortable, send in your account within 24h and remember to take a look at our checklist on the source !

blu  hunt  as  leah  clearwater,  a  29  year  old  shifter  played  by  essie.

bruna  marquezine  as  jessica  stanley,  a  28  year  old  journalist  played  by  essie.

daisy  edgar  jones  as  yelena  smirnov,  a  550  year  old  child  of  the  moon  played  by  sun.

danielle  rose  russell  as  jane,  a  1k+  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  pain  illusion  played  by  alexis.

david  corenswet  as  emmett  cullen,  a  119  year  old  vampire  played  by  blue.

deniz  can  aktas  as  altan  celik,  a  33  year  old  human  lawyer  (  +  winnifred's  husband  connection  )  played  by  sun.

fiona  palomo  as  angela  webber,  a  25  year  old  photojournalist  played  by  star.

forrest  goodluck  as  embry  call,  a  25  year  old  shifter  played  by  zee.

grace  van  patten  as  winona  demoys,  a  25  year  old  gifted  human  with  the  ability  of  power  mimicry  (  +  winnifred's  sister  connection  )  played  by  s.

havana  rose  liu  as  bianca  silvestri,  a  27  year  old  human  volturi  assistant  played  by  emma.

henry  cavill  as  arthur  fairfax,  a  202  year  old  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  tactile  memory  projection  played  by  dusto.

isabela  merced  as  danna  flores,  a  24  year  old  gifted  human  with  the  ability  of  psychometry  played  by  patches.

manny  jacinto  as  demetri,  a  1k+  year  old  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  tracking  (  +  bianca's  connection  )  played  by  star.

margaret  qualley  as  isabella  swan,  a  25  year  old  gifted  human  with  the  ability  of  mental  shield  played  by  bun.

nicholas  galitzine  as  edward  cullen,  a  123  year  old  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  telepathy  played  by  zee.

sobhita  dhulipala  as  raina  seelam,  a  32  year  old  human  detective  played  by  claire.

tom  glynn  carney  as  jasper  hale,  a  180  year  old  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  pathokinesis  played  by  claire.

zendaya  coleman  as  heidi,  a  499  year  old  gifted  vampire  with  the  ability  of  attraction  played  by  s.

[magicsfm]

hii !! are there any mwf you'd like to see ? 👀

━    ˊ    *    Ooh   here   are   some   posssibilities   I   split   it   up   into   a   students   category   and   a   teachers/residents   category.   We   also   have   a   MOST   WANTED   BLOG   where   we   reblog   some   wanted   fc's   as   well.    Note   that   some   of   the   fc's   can   be   used   in   both   catergories.  STUDENTS:   Alexandra   Shipp,   Halle   Bailey,   kim   bo-ra,   Chienna   Filomeno,   Olivia   Holt,   Luca   Hollestelle,   Natalia   Dyer,   Sadie   Soverall,   Sydney   Sweeney,   Lola   Tung,   Fiona   Palomo,   Dove   Cameron,   Hunter   Schafer,   Zendaya   Coleman,   Havana   Rose   Liu,   Zion   Moreno,   Chase   Sui   Wonders,   Grace   Van   Patten,   Miray   Daner,   Afra   Saraçoğlu,   Mimi   Keene TEACHERS/RESIDENTS:   ​​​​​Nicole   Kidman,   Ali   Wong,   Issa   Rae,   Dichen   Lachman,   Michelle   Yeoh,   Tessa   Thompson,   Jessica   Chastain,   Lucy   Hale,   Margot   Robbie,   Song   Ha-yoon,   Brenda   Asnicar,   Emilia   Clarke,   Ryan   Destiny,   Medalion   Rahimi,   Willa   Fitzgerald,   Phoebe   Tonkin,   Adelaide   Kane,   Kerry   Washington,   Ayça   Ayşin   Turan,   Aslı   Sümen

[lcnelyday]

mobile muse list pt 1 (a-n)

aberdeen carano - victoria pedretti. twenty seven. she/her. pansexual. vampire.  adam mcgill - joe keery. thirty one. he/him. bisexual. mechanic. aisling carey - olivia cooke. twenty nine. she/her. bisexual. barista. fairy.  alara sadik - aslıhan malbora. twenty eight. she/her. bisexual. columnist.  altan sahin - enes koçak. twenty four. he/him. bisexual. carpenter. ames murphy - justice smith. twenty seven. he/they. bisexual.  ash dayna - emma d’arcy. thirty one. they/them. pansexual. clerk. asmodeus moll - jeffrey dean morgan. fifty five/immortal. any pronouns. pansexual. demon prince of hell.  bo linklater - luke grimes. thirty eight. he/him. bisexual. cowboy.  boone leigh - drew starkey. twenty eight. he/him. homosexual. drug dealer. brett thompson - ben robson. thirty nine. he/him. bisexual. mechanic.  briar edwards - freya allan. twenty one. she/her. bisexual. astronomer.  claire leigh - natalia dyer. twenty eight. she/her. bisexual. masters history student. cleo prince - daniela nieves. twenty six. she/her. bisexual. heiress. cora flores - nicole wallace. twenty one. she/her. bisexual. pianist. coyote morgan - lola tung. twenty. she/her. bisexual. art student. nephilim. daniel allen - chad michael murrey. forty one. he/him. bisexual. valet. darius landon - charlie hunnam. forty three. he/him. bisexual. assassin.  darla kirk - eva green. forty three. she/her. bisexual. spy.  dia petrova - greta onieogou. thirty two. she/her. bisexual. assistant. dodie prince - dodie prince. may calamawy. thirty six. she/her. pansexual. travel journalist. elena toro - camila mendes. twenty nine. she/her. bisexual. teaching aid. erik landon - jake weary. thirty three. he/him. bisexual. mechanic.  everly deschênes - jodie comer. thirty. any pronouns. pansexual. spy.  francis landon - madelyn cline. twenty five. she/her. bisexual. 'student'.  grey fairfax - dylan arnold. twenty nine. he/him. bisexual. novelist.  hasan sayar - serkay tütüncü. thirty two. he/him. pansexual. chef. honey burton - chloé hayden. twenty five. she/her. bisexual. songwriter.  ivy reyes - danna paola. twenty eight. she/her. bisexual. singer.  javier palma - pedro pascal. forty eight. he/him. bisexual. cowboy.  julie petrichor - emmy raver lampman. thirty four. she/they. bisexual.  kennedy crane - victoria pedretti. twenty eight. she/her. bisexual. screenwriter. alt fc is jessica rothe. laramie hannigan - laura harrier. thirty three. she/her. bisexual second grade teacher. lila barton - emma mackey. twenty seven. she/her. bisexual. bartender. witch.  lisbela barrera - fiona palomo. twenty four. she/her. bisexual. artist. louis o’brien - matthew macfadyen. forty eight. he/him. bisexual. financial manager. lucien o’malley - andrew scott. forty six. he/him. homosexual. history professor. ex priest. luna medina - esmeralda soto. twenty four. she/her. bisexual.  maggie hancock - luca hollestelle. twenty seven. she/her. homosexual. cowboy.  magdalena mors - rachel weisz. fifty three. she/her. bisexual. artist. spy.  maisie thompson - florence pugh. twenty seven. she/her. bisexual. waitress. malia kane - auli’i caravalho. twenty two. she/they. bisexual. con artist.  mallory pike - jessica chastain. forty six. she/her. bisexual. radiologist.  malphas moll - paul mescal, 27, he/they, pansexual, demon. unemployed. matias molina - pedro pascal. forty six. he/him. bisexual. runner.  millie woods - grace van patten. twenty six. she/her. bisexual. student.  mira abernache - ellise chappell. thirty. she/her. bisexual. flower shop owner.  nadia dursun - deniz işın. thirty one. she/they. pansexual. librarian.

[averycanadianfilm]

Question Time 2023 01 06 23 BBC Question Time

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from Leicester in the east Midlands. On the panel: from the UK government, George Freeman MP, minister for Science, Innovation and Technology; Labour’s shadow minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Jess Phillips MP; former government adviser Nimco Ali; anti-poverty campaigner and cook Jack Monroe; and the former governor of Hong Kong and current chancellor of Oxford University Chris Patten.

[axvoter]

Blatantly Partisan Party Review VII (Victoria 2022): Fiona Patten’s Reason Party

Prior reviews (first three as the Australian Sex Party): federal 2013, VIC 2014, federal 2016, VIC 2018), federal 2019, federal 2022

See also my reviews of two parties that merged with Reason:

Australian Cyclists Party: VIC 2014, federal 2016

Voluntary Euthanasia Party: federal 2013, VIC 2014, federal 2016, VIC 2018; NSW 2019

What I said before: “My general vibe is that this is the party for left-leaning urban Gen X/younger Boomers, especially those in small business.” (federal 2022)

What I think this time: Fiona Patten managed to narrowly retain a seat for Northern Metropolitan in the Legislative Council in 2018, an uncommon example of a micro-party securing re-election under the anti-democratic Group Ticket Voting system. She faces an uphill battle to hold onto it again this year. The irony is that Patten and Reason support GTV for mistaken and frankly baffling reasons, and the only reforms they propose reflect a personal grudge against “preference whisperer” Glenn Druery instead of achieving more democratic outcomes. It would be easier for Patten to secure re-election if voters at Victorian state elections could distribute preferences above the line (like they can in the Senate) and if her rivals couldn’t siphon 100% of their voters’ preferences away from her (which would never happen under any other system). For more, see the Reason section of Kevin Bonham’s blog entry on each party’s GTV policies.

So, what do Reason stand for besides endorsing a shitty anti-democratic method of electing the state upper house? Happily, the rest of their platform is better. They are taking to the state election the same sort of policies that they took to the federal election, focused on civil liberties, gender equality, and personal freedoms. Broadly put, they are much closer to the Greens than they are to Labor.

Perhaps the bigger question is what distinguishes Reason from the Greens. In some cases, it is a matter of emphasis. Reason have decent policies on climate change and the environment, but it is not their raison d’être. Rather, their civil libertarian ethos leads to an emphasis on topics such as drug law reform, reproductive health, and limiting the influence of religion in public life. This outlook, plus Reason’s links to the adult industry, means they are friendlier to cutting regulations for small businesses, and your enthusiasm for this might vary depending on whether you own a small business or work for one!

Reason supports the rights of the sex industry, as you might expect from the erstwhile Sex Party. It seems this support includes sex workers, despite concerns (including mine) in their early days that this was the party of industry bosses. By contrast, there have been some issues with SWERFs within the Victorian branch of the Greens—the preselection of a notable SWERF as a candidate for one seat in 2018 elicited protests from party members.

The last and perhaps most significant point of comparison between the Greens and Reason is over trans rights. This year, issues within the Greens regarding TERFs in the Victorian branch have come to a head. Despite the party’s subsequent disavowals of transphobia, I would not blame anyone for waiting to see more concrete proof that Victorian Greens are genuine advocates for the trans community. By contrast, Reason has consistently supported trans rights.

The impression that I get from Reason’s website is that they are clearly pitching at socially-liberal urban professionals, particularly Gen X and extending to older Millennials and younger Boomers. The language, presentation, and core issues all suggest this is their main demographic. Reason has no strong ideological undercurrent—Marxists will certainly be disappointed—but in broad terms there is not much objectionable for the left-wing voter.

My recommendation: Give Fiona Patten’s Reason Party a good preference. Remember to vote below the line on the large ballot for the Legislative Council so that your preference goes where you want it to go; all ballots with 5 or more preferences marked below the line are valid votes.

(I feel like I need a disclaimer, lest I look like I am writing this entry to promote a vote for Reason over the Greens. I am not a member of any political party, nor have I ever been, and in past elections I have preferenced the Greens above Reason. I do think, however, that this year it is worth considering your options—for voters in Northern Metropolitan, this might be an especially tough decision.)

Website: https://www.reason.org.au/

[johnmaheractor]

Big news from Victoria today, which could signal the start of something much bigger Australia-wide!

Victorian Upper House MP, Fiona Patten will today first read a Bill in the Victorian Parliament to amend the Charities Act 1978 to exclude the advancement of religion as a charitable purpose. This amendment will ensure that tax exemptions for charities in Victoria only apply to those organisations engaging in objectively charitable works.

Most people understand a charity to be ‘an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need’. We want Victoria’s laws to reflect this. Genuine charitable work, including the charitable work performed by religious institutions, should be tax exempt. However, the current construction of ‘advancement of religion’ permits something else. The Bill will also see amendments to the Duties Act 2000, the Payroll Tax Act 2007 and the Land Tax Act 2005. The Bill is effectively the first step toward parliamentary debate around the country to allow religious institutions in Australia to be taxed.

The Bill speaks to former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard’s prediction yesterday, that removing tax concessions for churches could push the more recalcitrant ones on child sexual abuse matters, to act more decently. Ms Patten said Commercial enterprises owned by religious institutions should be subject to the same legal and financial laws as other commercial entities, but they are not. “Taxing these types of businesses makes common sense” she said. “ And taxing them fairly does not inhibit their ability to generate profit for the church, it just ensures that the state benefits too. It also importantly provides much needed transparency.”

Ms Patten has been a contributor to the debate around child sex abuse in religious orders for nearly two decades now. “In 2000 I published a dossier called Hypocrites (PDF copy attached), on the sexual abuse of children within religious institutions and named hundreds of convicted church clergy as evidence of the need for a Royal Commission,” detailed Fiona Patten MLC. “I listed what I thought the terms of reference should look like including an examination of the content and practice of training programs that clergy undergo and an examination of the effects if any, that celibacy and sexual repression have upon child sex abuse.”

The ground-breaking expose Hypocrites was delivered to every State and Federal member of parliament in Australia. Its controversial content made headlines, yet the reaction by those in a position to make the abusers accountable was as extraordinary as the revelations.

“As a political figure at the time, representing Australia’s sex industry, I was ridiculed and threatened by members of parliament for making these claims. Some, like federal MP, Bruce Baird, even threatened me with eviction from the federal parliament if I ever stepped inside the building. I had a number of serious death threats as well which were investigated by the AFP and many MPs said they would take legal action against me if I ever sent something similar to them again,” explained Ms Patten.

After forming the Australian Sex Party in 2009, Ms Patten became the first leader of a political party to call for a Royal Commission into child sex abuse in the church and the first to promote a Royal Commission into such abuse as a formal policy. Four years later, Prime Minister, Julia Gillard announced the current enquiry. Ms Patten said it was a great irony that Australia’s churches and many of the same MPs who criticised her for calling for an enquiry into child sex abuse were now the ones calling for an enquiry into religious protections.

“Religious ‘protections’ have been one of the main causes of sexual abuse in the churches. They were protected not only by their own flock but by ignorant Members of Parliament, Police, Judges and legal professionals who denied the compelling evidence.

[planetatkinson-blog]

Preference whisperer “stung” by Animal Justice Party

Like a teenager playing Diplomacy, the Animal Justice Party submitted a different set of preferences to the Victorian Electoral Commission after agreeing to a preference swap with Victoria’s “preference whisperer” Glen Druery.  Reminds me of the time I nearly got a win with Italy.

The AJP’s lead candidate in my region (Southern Metropolitan), Ben Schultz, said “The Animal Justice party does not agree with the wheelings and dealings of a preference whisperer and the backroom deals of predominantly older, white males. That time has come to an end”.

I love the gesture of showing Druery false orders.  So adolescent!  Such a great comment on the whole Victorian preference thing!  Bring it on. 

Fellow Vics might like to know that if you vote for Animal Justice above the line, your preferences will go to

1. The Greens

2. The Socialists

3. Fiona Patten’s Reason Party

4. Legalise Cannabis Victoria

5. The ALP

Looks like a pretty good option!

You can find your seat and region here and all the party’s preferences are listed here.