As a homage to Family Guy, I will entitle this: 'What Grinds My Gears' ;)
Ever since NY legalised same sex marriages, my mind's been kind of working overtime trying to figure out what the fuck the Australian government is doing to follow America's example in the human rights department. I've determined that they're doing fuck. all.
After a little research (thankyou Wikipedia) I discovered that every single bill to get same sex couples the right to marry have been either suspended indefinitely or outright rejected. In the state I live in, Queensland, the most I can hope for is a 'de-facto' relationship... not even a domestic partnership. Plus, marriages performed overseas aren't recognised in Australia because of a bill passed in 2004 redefining the term marriage to specifically exclude same sex relationships.
I may not be in a relationship at the moment, but just thinking about the blatant bigotry these bogan backbench bureaucrats are showing really pisses me off for everyone that is put in such a difficult position by fellow Australians. What the fuck happened to the laid back, easy going, multicultural Australia I knew growing up? If we're so tied to America as a political power and a social influence, why aren't we taking a leaf from their book and legalising shit that ought not to have been prohibited in the first place? If all men are created equal, why do we have to continually petition to get what should be ours by default? grrrrrrrr...
Sorry guys, I'm not usually so politically driven, but as I said earlier, it's been gnawing away at me for a while and I wanted to write about something real for a change... for everyone, rather than me bitching about my life specifically... even if you're not from Australia... ;)
Talk soon :)
BJ
