Comments on: Queer legal service launches tomorrow /news/queer-legal-service-launches-tomorrow/38060 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jason /news/queer-legal-service-launches-tomorrow/38060#comment-55309 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:35:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=38060#comment-55309 David, LGBTI people face many issues that the wider community don’t. Just think about the complex legal arrangements that need to be made for same-sex parents/families and supporting those that are the victims of stigma & discrimination/homophobia. Talking to a solicitor who is sensitive to these issues and experienced in handling them is a great benefit for the community. Some LGBTI people don’t get treated compassionately or with understanding when accessing mainstream services.

Maybe you could put yourself in someone else’s shoes for a minute before firing off nasty comments about Kirby, a man who many consider to be a legend because of his work for equality and human rights.

]]> By: David Braybrooke /news/queer-legal-service-launches-tomorrow/38060#comment-29617 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:32:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=38060#comment-29617 Why are the LGBTI community any more incapable of accessing legal services – like any other member of the wider community!? Michael Kirby seems to love preaching the politics of victimhood and continues to widen the social rifts by emphasising ‘difference’.

In a subtle way, the new legal centre seems to be discriminating against straight people – they are not eligible to access this service apparently!?

If that’s not reverse discrimination then I don’t know what is!
Shame Kirby!

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