Comments on: It’s Time To Replace Unaccountable LGBTIQA+ Elites With Rainbow Democracy

By: Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:14:17 +0000

Agree or not with Rodney, and I tend to agree with him, he raises valid points that need discussing. Challenging points of view are good to hear. Debates are positive. We should never uncritically accept the status quo and should always strive to make our community organisations more accessible, democratic, transparent and accountable. Dissent is healthy in a democracy. Rodney has spoken in a calm, polite and intelligent way. BRAVO!

By: Buzz Rainbow Wolf

Buzz Rainbow Wolf — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:54:11 +0000

I’m a 58 year old Gay HIV Poz elder and you’re just wrong about Rodney . He has been an advocate for the LGBTQ + community since the mid eighties when a lot of us were dealing with the results of decriminalisation of homosexuality and the rise and impact of HIV on our community .
Activism was essential part of coming out and being included in the mainstream community .
Those of us who stepped in at the time were motivated like Rodney that there was a great need for positive change and the establishment of better governance and laws and policy development and implementation by both state and federal governments, which as grass roots groups we held conferences , staged marches and worked alongside willing politicians and parties to develop better outcomes for future LGBTQ + Australians , so yeah thanks for that all those individuals who stood up and did something to benefit us all , especially whose not alive to talk about their advocacy or activist work .
Rodney to me has always been a shining light , an example to follow and deserves respect and our gratitude as do the countless others who never get a mention .

By: Andrew Olexander

Andrew Olexander — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:39:41 +0000

Thankyou Rodney for making the case for community transparency and democratic inclusion so eloquently.

Our LGBTIQA + community is incredibly diverse, and expect our broader Australian society and body politic to be inclusive and transparent where our lives and our issues of importance are concerned.

However, when it comes to internal LGBTIQA + community inclusion, democracy and democracy and inclusion, there seem to be some who don’t believe these things should apply to ourselves, equally.

Your article expresses the feelings of many in our communities, and you are an important advocate and voice for us all. Thank you!

By: Rodney Croome

Rodney Croome — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:29:03 +0000

Thanks for making my point about the dangers of elitism so compellingly. “LGBTIQ+ business minds” should not be making all the decisions about major infrastructure spends because they will be tempted to make decisions that benefit them. Everyone who will be impacted by these big decisions, whether they are “random” LGBTIQ+ people on Oxford and Smith sts, or in Busselton, Townsville and Launceston, should be involved too. Regarding who’s money it is, obviously it’s government money. The issue is who advises government on how to spend it. Regarding me, I don’t care about aspersions, I only care that people discuss the issue.

By: Kyle Minogue

Kyle Minogue — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:30:27 +0000

Terrible article. Blatant self-promotion dressed up as virtue signalling.
The LGBTIQ+ community didn’t directly fund the Victorian Pride Centre or the Sydney Qtopia museum. Progressive governments at all levels came together to make those things happen.
LGBTIQ+ business minds came together to help government decide the details including their viability and they helped inform the government decisions. They have more information on how to make these new organisation a success than a random gay Oxford St, or a random non-binary person on Smith St Collingwood.