“Did you hear about what Brendan Nelson said this morning?” Amy asked me this morning.
“No? Am I going to be disgusted?” I replied.
“Well he said he wants to bring in same sex entitlements, but not marriage.”
Well this is wonderful news. The leader of the Liberal Party has come out on record supporting the removal of most of the 58 discriminatory laws. All, that is, except the Marriage Act (2004) and laws governing access to IVF for same-sex couples and adoption by same-sex couples (source).
To my mind, while I’m overjoyed at having “practical discriminations” in the areas of taxation, superannuation and social security, it’s a bit of a slap in the face that same-sex couples continue to be treated like second-class citizens. That said, I enough of a pragmatist to graciously accept the changes they are willing to make before fighting for the removal of remaining discriminatory laws.
Bring on the revolution!
Sunday, December 02, 2007
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I have my doubts that this IVF thing will slip away quietly, it is a very big deal. The state thingy (politics makes my head hurt, you'll just have to deal with 'thingy') that suggested that donors could choose recipients got an awful lot of airplay. I admit to listening to primarily sane news stations, but nobody I found was supporting the idea. Some could understand the reasoning (flimsy and misguided as it was) but didn't support it becoming law.
While I can see valid points on both sides of the debate, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, even if the aforementioned gander is shacked up with a funny, good looking gander from college. It matters not a jot.
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