letters to the editor about equality.

Alright. So I take the bait a lot. Sometimes I might sound a bit belligerent about it all,  but I am on hyper alert about equal marriage rights in Australia. When I see homophobia in the media I put my two cents in as well. Here are a couple that have been published in The Age. OUTRAGED!! ha ha


 here is a link to the campaign....

 http://www.equallove.info/



I was pretty chuffed about this one...it got top billing up against all the other grumpy men and women out there in Letters to the Editor land.

(Published 14/4/11)
I am saddened by the report of anti-gay groups organized by ADF personnel. Stories of such discrimination continue to surface in sporting, school and military life. I think we really have to start questioning ourselves as a society when people in our community have to brace themselves for the next attack on their dignity. This is certainly not helped by the federal government and coalition who continue to oppose the right of gay, lesbian, transgender and intersex to marry. While formal discrimination continues to exist, and our leaders promote the message that we are not all equal, we can continue to expect stories of this nature. A vast majority of people in Australia treat others with respect and do not discriminate based upon who they are and who they love. Why do we continue to accept the poor behaviour of the minority who do not?



(Published 21/5/2010 )

Another day another person associated with the AFL demonstrating that homphobia is alive and well in sport regardless of campaigns pushing for acceptance. Jason Akermanis' comments that somebody coming out in the AFL would 'not be safe or healthy for the club' and that such an admission 'could break the fabric of a club'. What about breaking the fabric of a society that needs to recognise difference? I know Jason stated that he does not hold homophobic views himself, but when he mentioned that 'what you do in your private life is your own business' could he imagine a Brownlows ceremony where players were not allowed to bring along their girlfriends or wives? Time to get real and start fostering a real environment of support by singling out homophobic behaviour in clubs rather than leaving players to live in fear of living an honest life.