Civil Union

Who would have thought Queensland would have taken a firm stand for EQUALITY and be prepared to acknnowledge and legally recognise same-sex civil unions.   This is such great news.  I, personally am booked to travel to New Zealand in March 2012 to attend the wedding of two gay friends, who reside on the Sunshine Coast.  I sent them a quick email today saying I refuse to fly over now, I can cancel the ticket and they have the money as a wedding present. Of course I am playing them. 

I am so very happy for the same sex couples who will be formally recognised by this landmark decision, and who will now be entitled to property rights should one of the partners become deceased.  Great news.  I have seen the fallout whereby one of partners of a same sex relationship has died and the parents of the deceased (who never acknowledged their gay son) were very quick to strip walls, get their hands on bank accounts and never acknowledge the partner who who stayed by their sons side for 18 years.   I am not saying this is always the case, but I have certainly been to witness to some awful behaviour from family, whilst caring for men who were dying of AIDS. 

Now, at last,  in Queensland,  partners in a same sex relationship will have rights and be legally recognised as beneficiaries in their civil union. This has certainly been a long time coming.  Gay people have certainly suffered much indignity at the hands of derision, innuendo, hostility and isolation for far too long.

I am sure that those who have protesteth the loudest, can not in any way be affected by this change, afterall I would not be surprised if they even know anyone who is gay.  It is more likely just the thought of their religious ideals being usurped that has them yelling from the treetops. As I read somewhere today, what gives them the right to profess to save the souls of anyone else. Those that believe in the biblical understanding of marriage, also need to understand times have changed, what worked 2000 years ago, is no longer is relevant.  Furthermore love is love. No mere mortal can possibly lay claim to be able to gauge the depth of love between others and deem it right or wrong, whether between a hetreosexual couple, a mother and child, a father and child or between people who are of the same gender.

This is indeed welcome news!