Comments on: Changes at GLRL

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:44:15 +0000

thanks for all your hard work Emily during your years at GLRL. There have certainly been many advances in G&L rights in Australia in recent times thanks to the hard work of volunteers such as yourself. Good luck in the UK and good luck to the new convenor.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:03:58 +0000

Congratulations Em on such a successful time at the Lobby.

For the first time in Australian history, we have comprehensive de facto recognition at a national level (marriage is now the only remaining federal issue) and extensive parenting reforms at a state level. The importance and significance of these achievements cannot be understated.

Yet again the GLRL has demonstrated it’s ability to achieve great successes with very limited resources.

By: Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:12:33 +0000

I’d have to say good riddance to Emily Gray. Under her leadership she treated fellow lobby groups such as CAAH, ACE and AME as if they were competition. She sat in silents on the National Day of Action and did very little to promote the day.

By: Brendan of Wollongong NSW

Brendan of Wollongong NSW — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:02:55 +0000

Thank you, Emily Gray, for showing leadership and working to make positive change happen.

There will always be prickly naysayers and aggressive narcissists who prefer to only ever accentuate what they see as negatives and weaknesses in the achievements of others. But that’s their personality disorder, not yours.

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:44:31 +0000

I would like to wholeheartedly thank Emily Gray for her committment to GLBT community. She has worked tirelessly for us, giving up time and energy and I wish her all the best for her future. I find it very dissapointing that some people are so dissmissive of individuals who have truly been at the forefront of pushing for out rights and not jumping in at the end 9you know who you are). Emily wasn’t responsible for the Federal Government refusing grandfathering provisions in new social security rules. I suggest people point their anger toward the people who actually did it and didn’t listen to objections. Maybe get off your own butts instead of whingeing and spitefully attacking others. Write a letter, call your member, do something instead of sitting by waiting for someone else to do something. And at the next elections don’t vote for Labour or the Libs, they are the same on our issues.

By: Cactus

Cactus — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:19:59 +0000

Thanks Emily for . . . um . . . for . . . er . . . there must be something. That’s it, supporting grandfathering (after it was too late). The English climate should suit you.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:02:54 +0000

Good riddance to Emily Gray. She can go and weave her policy magic in Old Blighty. Let’s hope that the new management committee as a higher level of policy competence than the last.