Homosexuality
Let’s get one thing straight from the outset. I am not heterophobic. In fact, some of my best friends are heterosexuals. (Oh, OK, maybe “best friends” is not as accurate a descriptor as “some monodimensional caricatures I once saw on a sitcom”, but you get the picture.)
Anyway. Up until recently, I was open-minded about people who chose heterosexual lifestyles so long as they didn’t indulge in any of their perverted hanky panky in public, in private or in their fervid imaginations.
Lately, however, it has become clear that radical straights are infiltrating the highest echelons of Western society in a nefarious attempt to indoctrinate young people with their deviate, pro-heterosexual agendas.
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Progressive Christianity is alive and well. It hasn’t yet got much of a toe-hold in the Australian imagination. But it will. Why? Because the old language of dogma doesn’t speak to people anymore.
Spiritual needs have changed, the church hasn’t, and people have voted with their feet.
I wrote Being Gay Being Christian to say that the Christian church’s traditional teachings on gay sexuality are wrong, harmful and unjust. I also wrote it to encourage gay people of faith that their sexuality does not preclude them from having a faith in God.
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E says:
@fml “No it’s because they want the state to recognise them and the christian’s are fighting to keep them unrecognised.” Well said!! Read more »
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E says:
@fml “No it’s because they want the state to recognise them and the christian’s are fighting to keep them unrecognised.” Well said!! Read more »
During a recent internship at a regional TV station I met a pasty, flame-haired, tarred-toothed cameraman named Warren. Literally and figuratively, he was a redneck.
Not all lisps are necessarily camp.
During lunch one day a segment on gay Brit fashion luminary Gok Wan came on Channel 9. Wazza unleashed an expletive-laden verbal tirade which would’ve made Gordon Ramsay blush.
“Why the f—- do queers talk like that?!”Being gay doesn’t change your f——- vocal chords! There’s no bloody accent associated with sexuality!”
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Maaha says:
Have you ever seen RENT? The big, black gay man was dating a cross-dresser.They don’t date women cause they don’t like women . Maybe the emfale anatomy disgusts them (that’s what one gay guy told me). Maybe they just like the femininity of the other man but still like the… Read more »
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GEE says:
I thought my gay son (now an adult) was gay when he was 3 years old because of his limp wrists and the way he moved. He didn’t have a lisp though and still doesn’t. He also designed a whole clothing range at age 7 despite the fact that no-one… Read more »
Neil Watkins is a sex addict and an acclaimed performer. His play – The Year of Magical Wanking – has been called beguiling and poetic, intense, funny, and astonishingly brave.
“I am Neil Martin Watkins and I am a sex and love-addicted innocent.” That’s how I begin my autobiographical monologue about my sexual shame as a result of growing up in Catholic Ireland.
Of course, it was all just the norm then. An altar to Mary and Jesus on the window sill. A holy water font in the hall. Our mother anointed us every morning before school.
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St. Michael says:
Again, I don’t think I can give you a concrete answer to this—and nor should I, I’ve not studied theology, philosophy, or psychology for decades. What might be of relevance is that Rohr seems to observe that human consciousness can exist on a continuum: at one end, the purely instinctual,… Read more »
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stephen says:
I appreciate your response to my points. But there is only one convergence or conflation, (to take up my earlier point) that flumoxxes me : and that is to do with individual responsibility, - with pride, personal endeavour, and self-knowledge - with the greater social force of a responsibility to… Read more »
On February 1 the Federal Government will lift its ban on Australian same-sex partners receiving the documents they need to marry in other countries where same-sex marriage is allowed.
To her great credit, Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to start issuing certificates of no-impediment to marriage (CNIs) to same-sex couples marrying overseas on the same basis as they are now issued to heterosexual couples.
A CNI is required by many foreign governments as proof the foreigner who wants to marry in their country is of marriageable age and isn’t already married where they come from.
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marley says:
According to the ever (somewhat) reliable Wiki, the following countries have legalized same-sex marriage: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, and Sweden. Also, it’s legal in parts of the US, Brazil and Mexico. And Israel, Brazil and Mexico all recognize same sex marriages performed elsewhere.… Read more »
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chopper knows says:
Most of the middle aged white me with Filipino wives are not doing it to “gift” a free ticket to theie wifes. They just can’t find any “suitable” partners in AUstralia thus the need to “import” one from a less fortanate one. Read more »
Margaret Court has been, well, courting controversy these past weeks. The former world no.1 tennis star, turned pastor, has raised the ire of many with a volley of comments labelling homosexuality a sin. Earlier this week the tennis great wrote in The Herald Sun: “Australia is in a steep moral decline”, “especially when it comes to the issue of sexuality”.
Outraged gay rights supporters have returned serve. They’re pushing for the Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park to stripped of its name and they’ve been encouraging Australian Open attendees to drape themselves in rainbow in defiance.
The kerfuffle is sure making a racket, but there’s something else at fault here. Since when were places named after people while they were alive anyway? Isn’t the whole point of naming a place after someone to commemorate the life and achievements of a person, you know, after they’ve died?
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Alexa says:
Very good site. Nice commenting system. Apologies for the off-topic posting, yet I had been very impressed with Djokovic’s play in the final of the Australian OPen this year. The guy is just unrivaled. He revealed he had been as formidable as steel. Simply think about he he could overcome… Read more »
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stephen says:
That last sentence is a very good point Mr. Chop, and I notice that there is no response, here, to it ... maybe because there isn’t one, and we are all whining about the wrong thing. Read more »
In July 2008 I was shocked when I received a call from the police telling me that my parish church of Saint Mary’s, in Maryborough, Queensland, was a crime scene.
A man was found dead by parishioners as they arrived for a morning communion liturgy. It was devastating and shocking. I and my parishioners followed the case closely. Very soon, two suspects were caught. Our church security cameras caught the events of the terrible bashing.
I was appalled when it was claimed that an alleged homosexual advance was a reason given for the man being bashed and left lying overnight in the church grounds. I was likewise appalled when I found that an alleged or perceived homosexual advance (of even the most minor gesture or touch) can be used as a partial defence in a murder case in Queensland (and also to an extent in NSW). What reason could justify a bashing that leads to someone’s death?
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Bowhunter says:
Well, I’m terribly sorry “Luvvies” but perverts touching or even looking at me makes me very uncomfortable. Any bloke that tried it on with me would pretty soon realise he’d made a bloody big mistake, and I make NO apologies for that! Read more »
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Horrified of Sydney says:
You don’t need to be murdered for sociopaths to use this defense I know of one case where a fellow (the Victim) was assaulted and kidnapped in his own car by two persons ( Prisoner A and Prisoner B). They intended to murder him. Why? Because he told some people… Read more »
I’m going to say it – gay people have it easy.
The homosexual community may not have many rights when it comes to matters of the heart but in terms of negotiating bedroom bureaucracy things are so much more… uncomplicated. At least in the social networking space.
The other day I joined Blendr, the “straight” version of gay hook-up app Grindr, in the hopes it would make a good story.
I wanted to see if the new incarnation of the reportedly invaluable GPS/social networking Grindr app - used to arrange trysts with nearby users - would work for us straighty-180s.
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Mena says:
Hey, that’s poewrful. Thanks for the news. Read more »
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Wendy says:
@Marley Miles is right.Perhaps Marley you’re having lunch with the old girls talking about the “stud”. Us younger girls have had enough and want to be treated equally particularly on this subject. A male slut is a term we use often (and we usually stay clear of him). It’s only… Read more »
As a parent of a gay man and National Spokesperson for Parents with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons (PFLAG), I am encouraged by the most recent Galaxy Poll taken showing that 75 per cent of Australians “believe marriage for same sex couples is inevitable”.
This poll agrees with another Galaxy Poll taken a few months ago that showed 62 per cent are in favour of allowing same-sex marriages, and a NewsPoll that showed 65 per cent don’t have a problem with it.
But still MPs are hesitant to take the step. When I meet with them in Canberra and ask “why?” so often the answer is “fear of the religious minority and possible loss of votes at the next election.” At least they are honest. But is this a good reason to keep discriminatory legislation in place? I don’t think so.
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Frank says:
Yeah , first off there’s no god or gods and the bible is pure fantasy and a furphy , because of this you just can’t reference them in arguement. In the context of for or against gay marraige the word inevitable is miles closer to pro gay marriage than any… Read more »
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Errol S Nilson says:
I will not believe that 75% of normal Aussies agree with gay marriage the polls if true must have been done on a selected area of gays. It is not natural and is against the order of nature!!! These gays are always in the news pushing their unatural views from… Read more »
This week, Facebook pages have been brimming over with pictures of same-sex couples kissing. The pictures are a protest against Facebook because a photo (actually a still from EastEnders) of two blokes having a pash was removed.
Facebook have now apologised, saying the removal was a mistake (check out the exclusive news.com.au story here). Maybe it was, but people are right to be cynical when discrimination against gay people is still seen as OK by many sections of society.
Growing up, there were some things I couldn’t get my head around. Differential equations were one, homophobia was another.
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Servaas says:
Well, if you have been reading everything I said everywhere you should have seen my arguments as well: the only reason for acknowledging marriage is for the sake of children growing up in it and the safest plce for them to grow up in is one with a mom and… Read more »
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mel says:
Oh Servaas, you do not have much idea about a free and fair society, do you? You have this stupid argument about governments discriminating for relationships that “benefit the nation over whom they govern by providing them with special priviledges [sic] and encouraging it”. You have used this argument in… Read more »
Hi, gay people! How’s it going? Don’t tell me… just super, right? That’s what you people say isn’t it? Not that I would know, not being gay and all.
I’m sorry if that sounded like an odd thing to say. I don’t normally declare my sexual persuasion so abruptly. But I’ve heard you like to convert normal people with your gay agendas and your corrupting lifestyle choices, and since I’m being so open and friendly I didn’t want you getting any funny ideas about recruiting me.
I also heard that gays are pretty upfront and brash most of the time, so I’m pretty sure you’ll appreciate the candour. Just so long as you promise not to get turned on by it. Unless of course you happen to be lesbians. But only the hot ones that look like normal women.
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Hayley says:
I actually quite enjoyed this piece. Though some people don’t seem to understand that it’s satire… Now we get to the topic of gay marriage, EVERYONE is entitled to their own view on this issue, but just keep in mind that not everyone is going to agree with your view,… Read more »
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Brah says:
SarahJaneJones - How do you find your way to work each day? You clearly are just guessing and are happy to think your guesses must be right. I refer to my other comments re decriminalise. Of course homosexual activity is legal. The issue is do with marriage. It is illegal… Read more »
“Homosexual tendencies (are) one of many conditions that beset fallen humanity.”
According to Exodus International’s policy statements, those who embrace “homosexual behaviours” have lives that are “sinful” and “destructive”.
Rather than simply condemn non-heterosexual desire, Exodus International (A Christian organisation that condemns homosexuality) adopts what they refer to as a ‘redemptive’ approach – seeking to ‘reorient’ the ‘fallen’.
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Anne Stocks says:
Senthorun Raj says… it is hardly a surprise that suicidal ideation and suicide is an endemic problem amongst same-sex attracted and gender diverse people….why do you think they suicide Senthorun because they feel happy and content or perhaps as you assume they agree with what others are saying about them… Read more »
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David says:
@Adam C I object to your assertion that Ex Gay therapy is no different from Tarot Card Reading or Aromatherapy. The first two harmless curiosities, but Ex Gay therapy is psychological abuse that fucks up peoples’ lives. Read more »
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