The evidence of the mental health ill-effects of discrimination against LGBTI people should banish outdated policies to the past
With the authorisation of an unnecessary postal vote on marriage equality,the public debate has predictably turned into a circus. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that the mental equivalent of custard pies are being thrown. counterfeit claims by the no campaign that marriage equality would somehow constitute an attack on freedom of speech and set in motion a chain of events culminating in young boys having to wear dresses in schools are as imaginative as they are inaccurate.
The question would perhaps better be phrased as follows: does Australia wish to stop senselessly discriminating against a minority group, or not? Despite the prime minister declaring that he has more critical things to focus on than this issue, or a yes vote is vitally critical for the sake of equal rights as well as the message of acceptance it would send to LGBTI people in Australia. Related: We won't be giving equal time to spurious arguments against marriage equality | Lenore Taylor Related: Conservative Christians’ anti-marriage equality lines ‘betray gospel of grace’,says reverend Related: Why Brexit and Trump earn me nervous about the marriage equality vote | Brigid Delaney's diary Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com