Public Service Message For My Friends

Libertarianism, science fiction fandom … aaah, life is good (and often very flattering) when you’re a woman who shares such male-dominated interests. Though it has on occasion led to some serious disagreements ’twixt me and my friends:

THEM: Blah blah gripe gripe gripe what a goddamned sausage party this is turning out to be.

ME: (innocently) You say it like it’s a bad thing.

Joking, of course. I feel for you guys. So I thought I’d share some news I found on the BBC, which reports that Australia is suffering from a “man drought”:

An analysis of new census figures has shown that Australia is suffering from an unprecedented "man drought".

The statistics have revealed that there are almost 100,000 more females than males in Australia.

The problem is worse in the coastal cities, where women have moved seeking better jobs and lifestyles, while many men have gone overseas. ... Major cities in Australia now have concentrated groups of unattached women, along with dwindling numbers of the opposite sex.

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship can be contacted here.

You’re welcome.