by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
WHEN history is written, the enemies of equality and fairness are a footnote at best. Those who stand for pushing the boundaries and for ensuring that human beings treat each other more decently are the heroes. We all remember William Wilberforce, the British MP who...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
IF historical civil rights movements can teach us anything, it is that resilience and perseverance are rewarded in time. The eighth annual Artfully Queer exhibition opened at Rosny Barn on Friday night with mixed emotions among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender,...
by John | Oct 3, 2012 | Australian commentary
The legal arguments raised to defeat same-sex marriage in Tasmania were patently spurious. That they succeeded shows a lack of political will and confidence, writes Rodney Croome. Two key objections to state same-sex marriage laws emerged during last week’s debate in...
by John | Sep 27, 2012 | Australian commentary
Same-sex marriage has now been defeated in the Federal Parliament in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The numbers in the Senate were conclusive (98-42), while the Senate vote, as tends to be the case on such morality matters, was much closer (41-26)....
by John | Sep 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
The 98 to 42 defeat of the Marriage Equality Bill in the House of Representatives this week has almost been overshadowed by the circus that surrounded the lead up to the vote, including Liberal Senator Cory Benardi’s vile comments regarding bestiality, and...
by John | Sep 22, 2012 | Australian commentary
Given the attention currently devoted to questioning or defending the notion of ”traditional marriage”, it pays to consider this: throughout most of written history, ”traditional marriage” has involved non-monogamous relationships in which...
