Magda Szubanski came out last night on Channel 10's the Project, talking about proposed changes to Australia Australia
Some of us who are older may or may not feel coming out was more difficult 30 or 40 years ago than it is today, but as Mazda points out, young teenagers are still committing suicide because of the problems they face in dealing with their sexuality.
The following [rather dated] sketch shows just how subtle some anti gay messages can be, especially at home where most of us assume there might be unconditional love, or at least hope for a little tolerance.
Gay marriage opponents just make much ado about nothing imho. Why the heck they should care is beyond me because it is simply no one's business as to who can love each other and who can thus, marry each other.
ReplyDeleteHi Rubye, it's the why the heck they should care part that I don't get.
DeleteDamn. I knew I should know better than to wait a couple of days before posting. See Friday morning's post.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading all of your posts Andrew, so I'll definitely see Friday morning's. [Is it a badly kept secret that I find your ideas interesting?]
DeleteNow we've also got AFL players who are gay and frighten come out, another worst kept secret :-).
ReplyDeleteHi Windsmoke, it's been interesting to see Jeff Kennett hopping from one side of the fence to another on the gay issue.
DeleteSo, who is right on this one; Jason Akermanis who says they would be mad to come out, or Jeff who [this time] says of course they can there's no need for mental anguish?
I think I heard Kennett saying something quite opposite to what I have heard him say in the past. It is all very well to come out after your sporting or comedic career has finished or on the wane. It is a brave person who does that at the height of their career. Matthew Mitcham is the only one I can think of. I doubt there are many, if any gay AFL players. If there are, they will be ones we haven't heard of. Koutoufidis in the back of a taxi not withstanding.
ReplyDeleteYes, I totally agree about the level of bravery involved. As a female I've faced the crap ceiling in workplaces, and felt physically threatened all too often, but this is nothing compared to that good old Aussie sport of poofta-bashing.
ReplyDeleteCould go on about double standards or locker rooms, but I'm holding off til I see your Friday post.
Koutoufidis? Must have happened while I was hiding from the world, but if you are talking about an "on the low down" event well, that's just one more double standard to add to the list, I guess.
Kennett? Wouldn't know where to begin.