Comments on: A New Day for LGBT Australians? http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mombian » Blog Archive » No Sperm for You http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/comment-page-1/#comment-73525 Mombian » Blog Archive » No Sperm for You Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:47:50 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/#comment-73525 [...] after the good news from Australia’s national elections comes the more worrisome news that the New South Wales upper house will likely approve legislation [...] [...] after the good news from Australia’s national elections comes the more worrisome news that the New South Wales upper house will likely approve legislation [...]

]]> By: Mace http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/comment-page-1/#comment-73518 Mace Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:17:23 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/#comment-73518 Hello Dana and all.. Mace here.. ..its interesting how a story on an Australian change of govt and the prospect that brings for favourable changes to legislation and social policy.. is cause for US readers of Mombian to analyse the change as how it may affect similar progressive changes in the US.. ..i do exactly the same thing :) ..only in reverse.. ..i look to all the seemingly radical changes that have occurred in the US.. and think that Australia should get a trickle on effect of your advanced social policies.. ..bottom line.. ..i think that legislative and social change is global.. sometimes it just seems to move too slow.. ..but is is happening.. and Mombian is recording that change.. magic !! Mace Hello Dana and all..

Mace here..

..its interesting how a story on an Australian change of govt and the prospect that brings for favourable changes to legislation and social policy.. is cause for US readers of Mombian to analyse the change as how it may affect similar progressive changes in the US..

..i do exactly the same thing :) ..only in reverse..

..i look to all the seemingly radical changes that have occurred in the US.. and think that Australia should get a trickle on effect of your advanced social policies..

..bottom line.. ..i think that legislative and social change is global.. sometimes it just seems to move too slow..

..but is is happening.. and Mombian is recording that change.. magic !!

Mace

]]> By: Dana http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/comment-page-1/#comment-73515 Dana Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/#comment-73515 Ah, good point. Looking on the positive side (sort of), though, perhaps there's more media value in an Australian tourist raising a fuss at her embassy because a hospital in Florida won't let her see her partner who was injured when their rental car crashed. That's a cynical way of looking at things--and I don't really wish harm on any Australian tourists--but it might make people more sympathetic to the situation in a way a death penalty case wouldn't. Not that it's going to be easy, in any case.... Ah, good point. Looking on the positive side (sort of), though, perhaps there’s more media value in an Australian tourist raising a fuss at her embassy because a hospital in Florida won’t let her see her partner who was injured when their rental car crashed. That’s a cynical way of looking at things–and I don’t really wish harm on any Australian tourists–but it might make people more sympathetic to the situation in a way a death penalty case wouldn’t. Not that it’s going to be easy, in any case….

]]> By: Allyson http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/comment-page-1/#comment-73503 Allyson Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:38:26 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/11/26/a-new-day-for-lgbt-australians/#comment-73503 <i>I also think that as more and more of the U.S.’s ally countries enact laws recognizing same-sex couples, it puts pressure on the U.S. to do the same.</i> I hate to be negative, because I share your hope, but when I read this, it occurred to me that it hasn't worked this way with the death penalty. I also think that as more and more of the U.S.’s ally countries enact laws recognizing same-sex couples, it puts pressure on the U.S. to do the same.

I hate to be negative, because I share your hope, but when I read this, it occurred to me that it hasn’t worked this way with the death penalty.

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