Comments on: Rudd to call for end to anti-gay laws

By: Some progress on LGBT rights at Commonwealth meeting | Care2 Causes

Some progress on LGBT rights at Commonwealth meeting | Care2 Causes — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:32:17 +0000

[…] intense lobbying, the meeting’s host, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has said that he will call for an end to the laws criminalizing homosexuality at CHOGM. The Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird […]

By: Cristianos Gays » Una batería de nuenas noticias… y 96.

Cristianos Gays » Una batería de nuenas noticias… y 96. — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:07:03 +0000

[…] de Gobierno de la Commonwealth, que se reunen la próxima semana en la ciudad australiana de Perth, que pongan fin a las leyes que criminalizan la homosexualidad. La Commonwealth agrupa a 54 estados, casi todos ellos antiguas colonias británicas, 41 de los […]

By: Oliver

Oliver — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:29:48 +0000

The winds of change are blowing across Australia

By: Lyrian

Lyrian — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:52:41 +0000

What’s important here is the policy, not the politician.

By: Symon

Symon — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:56:04 +0000

Decriminalise homosexuality – but for Christ’s sake, don’t let them marry…

Thank you Mr Rudd, while I agree with this act; it just reeks of media play when you stood for the Marriage Act not being changed…

By: damo

damo — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:41:02 +0000

It was always going to be Kevin to lead this. He lead the country with the Apology and now with this. As a country we needed that apology, now as a country it is time for anti gay laws to go. Rome wasnt built in a day, but i bet kevin would have a bloody good crack at it.

By: billy wingarten

billy wingarten — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:25:51 +0000

with all the ferment, we can be almost certain that in a couple years AU will join much of the western world in allowing marriage equality for gay people.

And I presume NZ will follow.

And nothing bad will happen, and the gays will set an example for the str8s who are destroing marriage with their endless divorces.

One of my jobs is to follow gay marriage and divorces. Divorces run about 5-7%, while str8 divorces in the USA run about 50%

And the states with the lowest divorce rate – MA and CT, have had gay marriage the longest.

Its not per se that one effects the other – its a measure of how well educated people support gay equality and marriage, str8 or gay

while most of our states with the highest divorce rates hate gays the most – our ‘southern bible belt” – the people whose forbears gave us slavery, the KKK and segregation.

Our gay friends and neighbors in those states are simply the newest victims of the hate that infests some parts of xtianity.

By: Peter In Brisbane

Peter In Brisbane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:20:24 +0000

Thanks for that information DavidW.
I will still vote for the Greens, and will ask all may friends to do the same.

By: Angela Erde

Angela Erde — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:08:59 +0000

It is interesting that Peter Tatchell has now become intersex-inclusive and has just released a call to action on behalf of LGBTI and not LGBT as has been done up to now. Thank you, Peter!: http://www.lgbtgreens.org.uk/news/2011/final_appeal_lobby_the_commonwealth_on_lgbti_rights.aspx

By: Brenton

Brenton — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:55:26 +0000

DavidW, thank you for your well-written and spot-on comments.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:43:02 +0000

Yay to Kev! Still doing good things while Gillard does NOTHIN’!

By: DavidW

DavidW — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:16:14 +0000

Unfortunately Rudd & his party are part of the PROBLEM. After the 2004 Lib/Labor (Howard/Latham) Marriage Ban writing extra discrimination into law, alot of third world countries took notice, and introduce additional discrimination into law as well. When Rudd finally seized power, he did nothing to repeal the actual 2004 Discrimination that was written into law by Howard & Mark Latham. He missed the opportunity, & is now preaching to other countries. I’ve NEVER trusted Rudd after he was so sneaky dodging the 2004 Marriage Ban issue during his election campaign when confronted by 2DayFM, yet then spoke at a Christian Extremist ACL Rally & make a “core election promise” not to repeal the 2004 Ban. The SSO Headline without reading the article could lead some to believe the article is refering to this country. No chance & no hope with him. Just keep voting Green till Labor REALLY gets the message… and get all your friends, family, & work colleagues to do the same.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:01:54 +0000

About Ruddy time!

If the Liberal Party could stop Abbott cutting his balls off writting his Blood Oathe “I feel uncomfortable about gays”, then who knows what light Australia could be for a our region!