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At the moment, we’re all spending a lot of time debating gay marriage and climate change. Meanwhile, other issues aren’t being debated as vigorously as they might be.
Today The Punch team has each selected two issues which get us hot under the collar, and which we feel deserve more airplay.
What are your thoughts on the issues we’ve chosen? And what other issues do you think we should all be talking about?
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The recent resurfacing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, or the “Kill the Gays” Bill as it is notoriously referred to, has been a timely reminder of how homophobia remains a threat to human dignity. So how do sexuality, national politics and human rights align?
In numerous places around the world, homosexuality remains a site of intense political and social anxiety. Despite sexual orientation becoming a valid focus of international human rights law, over 80 countries around the world continue to criminalise homosexuality.
Uganda is now reconsidering legislation that would enhance the criminal penalties that already exist for people who engage consensual same-sex relationships. This may also include the death penalty for offences that are deemed to be of an “aggravated” nature.
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Jason Todd says:
To be fair David, the US Evangelicals that I know of that support the legislation in Uganda have said that their support is conditional on the death penalty being removed. Having said that, I still find it deplorable that they would support legislation that sanctions the imprisonment of homosexuals, but… Read more »
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Jason Todd says:
Kassandra - What do you suggest it be called then? While I agree that it is less than elegant, it has become generally accepted as a term that encompasses the stable of negative emotions that people feel when directed at homosexuals. Technically speaking, a phobia also has to be irrational.… Read more »
For one of the world’s most powerful men Pope Benedict has a big problem with clear communication.
Health experts around the world have rejoiced at a hint from the Pope that it kinda, sorta, maybe could be better for a male prostitute with AIDS to use a condom when having sex.
The Vatican has been quick to clear up that it’s not official teaching so headlines such as “Vatican makes first concession on condom use”, in one paper this morning seem a little hasty.
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Kika says:
Because all the scourges of the world are women’s responsibilty. Remember, they are the source of original sin? Man was once pure and innocent and were corrupted by a foul evil woman. When will the RCC ever care about women’s rights? hahaha. Never. Read more »
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Robert S McCormick says:
Any method which even offers an 80% safety factor is better than none. Total Abstinence, though it will ensure non-transmission of any diseases or stop the risk of falling pregnant is for the most part a pipe-dream. Have a look around at all those 10s or 1000s of Priests, Monks… Read more »
A new front in the immigration debate opened up in the last week as the media grabbed hold of proposed changes to migration law to deliver a sensationalist warning of alleged “loop-holes” that will supposedly lead to an influx of chronically ill foreign workers.
The alarmist reporting on efforts to engage the community in tackling the complex issue of migration policy for people with disability is disappointing on several levels - particularly as there were serious factual errors underpinning the arguments.
Suggestions that the Government had widened a “loop-hole” and “loosened” its grip on migration policy for migrants with HIV and cancer not only played to political fear-mongering that Australia has lost control of its migration policy, it also negatively stereotyped people with disability as non-taxpayers who constitute a drain on society and the economy.
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Drew(Darlinghurst) says:
I’m not sure what state you live in . But in New South Wales your HIV status is classified as a Disability. Thank You Read more »
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Dianne says:
wow I am shocked at the illinformed bigotry ideologies of most of these post, fristly since when did people people with HIV become labeled the worlds ‘undesirables’? Secondly most people with HIV in Australia are not “Africans” and many women who contract it are from unfaithful husbands and long term… Read more »
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