tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post1893550961915870197..comments2023-10-24T04:22:07.129+10:00Comments on Australian Gay and Lesbian Law Blog: Senator Nick Xenophon on gay marriageStephen Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082170376808966772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-67421806173095476472016-06-15T19:01:48.288+10:002016-06-15T19:01:48.288+10:00Government should get out of marriage, and into ci...Government should get out of marriage, and into civil unions. Then everyone would be equal, and there would be nothing to argue about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-56487777332080224192016-06-08T17:26:02.856+10:002016-06-08T17:26:02.856+10:00Stand in my shoes please, and those of other diver...Stand in my shoes please, and those of other diverse sexuality people and please understand that throughout the animal kingdom of which humans are part, and throughout the history of all existence there has been diversity of sexuality. There truly is no norm. Just preconceived notions. Everyone is essentially an individual, hopefully born free with the right to feel, be safe and express themselves in the most peaceful ways possible. The idea that one person is allowed to marry another and another is not able to marry another is fundamentally and ethically flawed. Yes a sperm and an egg combined can make a child if all goes well, but that doesn't mean that the child is going to be loved for who they are. This has been proved time and again. How about the children that are already on this planet be loved for who they are by the hetrosexuals that produced them without the sometimes shame and predjudice they show their own children. Life i thought was to be nurtured and it's time diversity was respected so finally we have nothing to fight about - but hey that may be to simple a thing to ask for, if you're too busy arguing the point to see that no matter what everyone born deserves the right to dignity and the right to choose based on their own feelings and therefore the right to marry the person they wish to share their life with - no the one others around them think they should. A person is still a person whether they marry the same sex or opposite sex. Please stop fighting and start listening. We have suffered enough and we of diversity do not deserve to suffer anymore. Marriage equality is as essential as the right to vote, the right to love. Please listen next time someone says they are unhappy and you may learn they are really no different to you where it counts. You may never understand homosexuality, like i cannot comprehend how you are attached to the opposite sex, buy hey, my role is not to judge anyone, but only to support that justice prevails and liberty is affirmed and make sure marriage equality pervails for everyone. It's interesting to note, that most countries throughout the world where people are exploited and mistreated and where wars are, are primarily in countries where the rulers wish to suppress their peoples rights to essential freedoms, such as the fundamental right to be born free to understand who they are for the better and therefore be truthful and come out about who authentically they are, therefore yes finally we choose who we are, because we know who we are - and each persons should instinctively have that right - not one forced upon them by any organised doctrines. Human rights should always come before any doctrine. May marriage equality prevail and sweep throughout the world like a plague for the betterment and freedom of all. At present families are divided, their is stigma, there is fear, there is misunderstanding or none at all. Please help change this. No other child should suffer being born diverse and suffer the fate and disappointment of those passed away who felt their own personal freedom but not that was never given wholeheartedly. Please let every child born, understand what love is for all their life, not parts of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-29522499443691154042016-05-23T00:35:59.439+10:002016-05-23T00:35:59.439+10:00I grew up in a household raised by a single parent...I grew up in a household raised by a single parent. My mother's commitment to raise my brothers and me in a loving, well structured family is something I aspire to replicate when the time comes for me to raise my own family. When you say that every child deserves the natural right to a mother and a father, what are you saying about me and my family, that my childhood is inferior because I never had a father? I cannot agree with that philosophy because I find myself living proof of its falsehood. I am a healthy well adjusted individual and my upbringing was certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I do not wish that my father had played a greater role in my childhood, because my mother's commitment and love more than made up for his absence. Subsequently my own experiences have led me to believe unequivocally that the quality of one's parents is of far greater importance than the quantity, let alone what gender they are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657476385000929289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-1565435687170877402016-05-09T10:32:15.391+10:002016-05-09T10:32:15.391+10:00Dear Anonymous, this is a rather late reply, but i...Dear Anonymous, this is a rather late reply, but i find it important to respond to you (if you will bother read this). <br /><br />Have you read any of the studies that 'proved' a homosexual lifestyle is dangerous? I am interested in knowing h ow they defined a homosexual lifestyle? can you clarify? I am a homosexual, i live with my partner for five years now, i dod not remember being recruited into any kind of 'lifestyle'. the only lifestyles i saw was from a baptist sect in my neighbourhood.<br /><br />of cause you are one of those who see us as a disease, as abnormal as less humans. guess what, you are wrong. AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS HAT TOO. we are people, we are normal,and we have now learnt how to love ourselves. because of that, we are many, more of us have come out,and we are getting stronger and stronger. just like any marginalised group, we know how to help each other. HIV and other conditions that are more prominent in the gay society, are actually a result of the discrimination that we continue to face. Yes you are right., HIV is more prominent in the gay society in the developed world. but we know why: it is because of people like you, we used to live in fear, have sex in the hiding, wee did not have relationships... you are the reason why many of us died of AIDS, and i hope God will hold you responsible. One moment you are complaining that gays are promiscuous, the other you are refusing them the right to commit? are you for real? i wonder what other hidden agendas you have.<br /><br />Bad news to you tho, we are fighting HIV , we are stronger. we have new medications, we have freedom to teach pur young people how to stay safe, we have more people in relationships which decreases infections, our community is getting healthier and stronger. IT WILL BE EVEN BETTER AFTER WE HAVE MARRIAGE EQUALITY. more people will get married and have healthy relationships that are recognised and protected. watch out for us, we are coming to dominate you.<br /><br />as for being punished for being homophobes, it is a good thing. just because you dod not agree with who we are, with our families, you have no right to abuse us and attack us however you want. guess what, we do not need gay marriage laws to punish you if you do that, we already have the laws.ManĂ¼.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14172875505349254443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-29816824747896532792016-05-09T00:26:57.405+10:002016-05-09T00:26:57.405+10:00The question here challenges the right of a loving...The question here challenges the right of a loving couple to have children (I assume that you support loving and committed straight/gay relationships). Does every couple who wishes to have children have a right to have them with the support of their society? <br /><br />My opinion is Yes. Having and raising children is such a rich and life changing experience that all responsible persons should have a right to choose to have children.<br /><br />What about the rights of the child? Children are taught to discriminate. If there is no such thing as homophobia, then the child would just love both parents equally and this would be viewed as natural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-41815587983194851752016-05-09T00:06:49.585+10:002016-05-09T00:06:49.585+10:00Dear Anonymous,
Health cost? AIDS is a disease, j...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Health cost? AIDS is a disease, just like cancer. Australia is as well as it can with the numerous diseases that affect its population, via education and prevention, not fear nor hatred and bigotry.<br /><br />Persecution of anyone is unacceptable, however, the tide does turn, and perhaps you can now experience what homosexuals have experienced, and is still experiencing... <br /><br />Equal rights for all minority groups is a basic human right, it is even for the Christians who are homophobic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-18123275360054588882016-04-22T06:51:45.577+10:002016-04-22T06:51:45.577+10:00As a child growing up I would prefer to have had a...As a child growing up I would prefer to have had a mother and a father. The argument that some heterosexual couples are bad parents, doesn't include the majority who are.I would hate to see parenting become a possessive thing, a trendy Gay thing to do, rather like getting a tattoo. Now Im not saying that all Homosexuals would want children, but the rights of the children to have a mother and father, is in my view not negotiable as it denies the natural rights of that child. outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044857459154257980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540831070028802283.post-16211424063033078602015-08-30T22:08:31.405+10:002015-08-30T22:08:31.405+10:00Dear Senator
Have you considered the health cost t...Dear Senator<br />Have you considered the health cost to our nation if same sex marriage is approved by law? Any promotion of the homosexual lifestyle is extremely dangerous. Studies have shown that engaging in homosexual behaviour can greatly reduce your lifespan. In the western world AIDS is primarily a male homosexual condition. Government sponsored research proves this, please see "HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2014." Transmission of HIV in Australia continues to occur primarily through sexual contact between men. Governments spend millions on trying to prevent people from smoking yet encourage the promotion of the homosexual lifestyle, this makes no sense.<br />Experience overseas has demonstrated that those who disagree with same-sex marriage are often punished by the law. Christians and also those of other faiths will not change their beliefs just because the law changes. If the same sex marriage bill is passed it will cause much unnecessary persecution of those who will continue to oppose it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com