Comments for Just An Old Fashioned Lesbian

Comment on First Date by kirstywirsty

kirstywirsty — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:52:05 +0000

Brilliant hahahahaha

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Barbary Clarke

Barbary Clarke — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:46:55 +0000

Thanks for this. I just cracked up when I read it. The pressure of years and years of advocacy in the face of hatred, violence, disrespect, and discrimination is great. And then, to hear that the Govt will explicitly allow that discrimination to continue – in its ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION! – is almost too much. To hear someone, who is not ‘us’, say ‘we are close, you are not alone’ just broke today’s dam walls.

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:25:59 +0000

Leah, thank you for voicing your opinion – and that’s is exactly what it is – your opinion – well here is mine: how dare you you make the analogy of gays working for charitable institutions being the same as alcoholics working for AA?? How close-minded you are. LIsten up noddy: being gay is the same as being blonde, green eyed and working in the public service – means JACK. Its doesn’t change who you are or how you feel about helping the community or which charitable organisation you work for – you are still a normal human being WITH equal rights. Remove your head from your nether-regions – its not very attractive.

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Mark Adams

Mark Adams — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:20:50 +0000

No, Leah, this is about discrimination in the work place. Despite whatever faeries or goblins are the basic underpinnings of an organisation, it’s the skill sets the individuals bring to the organisation that are key, not their sexuality. Many not for profit organisations which deliver much of today’s social justice are under the Church yoke – that’s due to historical reasons and taxation regulation. This brings us to the first issue – if an organisation relies on Government funds, it needs to act like the secular government providing those funds.
What the employer stands for and delivers are two different things and society via education has surpassed the Church’s Bronze Age view of the world. The teachings from the Roman cult derived from the Hebrew superstition teaches that rapists simply need to marry their victims for justice, slavery is encouraged and women have no voice, indeed according to the Bible women are chattels owned by men and never have the right to speak unto a man. The Bible also tells us seafood and working on the Sabbath are equally as abominable as homosexuality.
Does an Australian Government funded organisation have the right to own women and slaves? Does it have the Biblical right to smite prawn eaters? No? Then it doesn’t have the right to discriminate against an employee.

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:01:32 +0000

” No company or group should be required to employ somebody that contradicts what that group promotes/stands for.” Yet it’s illegal to discriminate against the religious. Why should they have the right to discriminate AND the right to equal opportunity elsewhere. If sexuality ‘contradicts what that group promotes/ stands for’ maybe its time to go beyond preventing employment discrimination and criminalise the hatred and intolerance. It’s insane that a religious organisation can have more right to choose not to employ me because I love a man, than I have the right to choose not to employ someone because they’re an anti-gay bible nut.

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Graham

Graham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:00:19 +0000

Hi ..I was married to a lovely woman who came out after 15 yrs of married life… we have 2 lovely girls one of whom is gay and has just been proposed to by her partner… her mother and i,after many years in business and life, are still great friends and love each other dearly (we have both re-partnered and share mutual love and respect for each others partners)… that people cant just let people be who they are , let them have a full and caring life wiyhout putting some weird discriminationupon them is so bloody bizzare.Let he who is Without sin cast the first stone..love thy neighbor as ye would be loved…. sure…what a load … in the end we will all die and if all you,ve left behind is bigotry then your life is for nought … instead Make It Count… Cheers to all x

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Gilda Davies

Gilda Davies — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:05:04 +0000

What a great letter! I’ve been fighting the equality battle for equal love for 25 years. I’m weary and tired and so glad to see a young person stepping up and continuing the fight with a very personal story. We will get there, one day soon. Vote for The Greens and we will get there quicker!

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Deb Morgan

Deb Morgan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:24:20 +0000

Well said. It is about time not only the government but society in general stopped putting everyone in the same little box to fit neatly, we are all different, different skin colour, different hair colour, and eyes, religious beliefs etc so why is it expected that we all have to be of the same sexual orientation. Someone being gay does not change them in any way as far as I am concerned. Why is it, we are told to be more accepting of others’ religious beliefs, but it seems not to extend to others’ sexuality. No one chooses to be “GAY” they just are, the same as i am just hetro.

I wish everyone all the best and hopefully things will change sooner rather than later.

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Fred

Fred — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:54:24 +0000

It is a bad sign to see government empower sponsored discrimination against minorities with no redress. One should remember Europe and other countries were religious bodies sponsored discrimination which ended in genocides. Here ordinary minority citizens are subjected to discrimination without qualm and no protection by a so called democratic government. What will be the next dictates by religious bodies?????

Comment on Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Michael Barnett

Michael Barnett — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:47:11 +0000

Thank you for speaking out.