Well I haven’t blogged again, I think I need to really get back into this. A real reason is my issues with uploading photos but anyway I will hope this week I will get back and talk to Ryan about fixing up my blog a little!

I just did want to acknowledge that today is International Day Against Homophobia, I wouldn’t say that I have experienced a great deal of violent discrimination; I have discrimination from Christians and Churches plus a few comments sometimes at oxford st from a few passers by.

Here is just a yarn about homophobia

Homophobia stems from individual, social, and systemic prejudice. It reveals a real hostility for or exclusion of homosexual persons, men and women, which has repercussions on every walks of life.

Like all attitudes and behaviour based on prejudice and hatred, such as sexism or misogyny, racism and antisemitism, homophobia has no serious foundation. It comes from one’s and society’s inability to grasp the differences of others, which are then perceived as a threat to individuals, and, consequently, society in general. Some secular and religious movements even pretend that full legal and social recognition of homosexuality will put the perpetuation of the human race in peril. Homophobia’s premiss is that homosexuality is inferior, abnormal and marginal.

I don’t care if your gay or straight, Christian or not and even if you don’t agree with GLBT lifestyle but I ask you to stand with us to stop the discrimination no matter your personal views. It has been a great move by the Rudd government to bring a lot of equity especially financial to the GLBT community which is fantastic. I still advocate there is a long way to go, both as a socially, the general public and especially churches. I was proud to march in mardi gras along side my Christian friends and also to have in the march 100revs. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage the Christian community to be aware of the gay community and start dealing with the feelings & hurt the community has received from Christians forgetting the issue if its a sin or not but God’s call to love our neighbours & not to judge. The issue of homosexuality been a sin shouldn’t really matter, I think its more of a issue that Christians judge GLBT people which the bible is clear and talked about 100’s compared to a few references that are really not clear and are required to be so read into.

So thats all!