Gay Hate Crimes — the Australian Version — A Play
A Mardi Gras play on NSW gay-hate murders prompts a personal reflection on Adelaide and Sydney’s history of anti-gay violence.
Human Rights
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The Dangers of “Religious Freedom” Proposed for Australia
A blog version of the author’s submission on Exposure Draft 2, written as a businessman, Christian and gay man.
A Need to Reject Australia’s Proposed Religious Freedom Legislation
The author’s submission on the second exposure drafts, opening with Holocaust remembrance of persecuted homosexuals and others.
Why Women Should Be Concerned by the Religious Freedom Push
Warns that religious “positive rights” laws aimed at LGBTIQA+ people could be a back door to rolling back women’s rights.
What Is a Merry Christmas — Receiving or Agitating?
A Christmas Day reflection that Jesus was a refugee, challenging Australian leaders’ refugee policies and calls for religious privilege.
Where Would Jesus Be on Identity Politics?
Sparked by a Sydney Pride rally, uses the Book of Ruth to ask where Jesus would stand on identity politics and LGBTIQA+ rights.