Comments for Darren Churchill: President of the ACT Democrats http://darrenchurchill.wordpress.com Common Sense from the Progressive Centre Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:35:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Media Release: 31 July, 2009: Equal Rights for Gay Couples say Democrats by Warren Smith http://darrenchurchill.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/503/#comment-491 Warren Smith Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:35:01 +0000 http://darrenchurchill.wordpress.com/?p=503#comment-491 A big thank you Darren, and the Democrats for keeping up the fight for our rights to be accepted as equals. Typical of hypocritical governments to say we are all equal in this country. Yes, this is true when it comes to paying taxes,and trying to get our votes.But when it comes to having equal rights regarding what happens when a beloved partner is sick or has died, we are not considered to be kin, so therefore our rights to property or decision making about whether life support should be turned off still falls in the hands of immediate family and often the gay partner is ostricised and left with nothing. Wake up Kevin and everyone else. You were voted in to Government in the hope that we would have the same equal legal rights as our straight counterparts. Sadly we have been left out in the cold again. Shame on you Mr. Rudd. We did not choose to be gay. We are what we are. Just as we cannot choose what colour our eyes or hair are when we are born. We are born this way. Darren, I personally thank you and the Democrats for fighting the fight that should not be fought in 2009. Keep up the great work. Thank you. Sincerely Warren Sincerely A big thank you Darren, and the Democrats for keeping up the fight for our rights to be accepted as equals. Typical of hypocritical governments to say we are all equal in this country. Yes, this is true when it comes to paying taxes,and trying to get our votes.But when it comes to having equal rights regarding what happens when a beloved partner is sick or has died, we are not considered to be kin, so therefore our rights to property or decision making about whether life support should be turned off still falls in the hands of immediate family and often the gay partner is ostricised and left with nothing.

Wake up Kevin and everyone else. You were voted in to Government in the hope that we would have the same equal legal rights as our straight counterparts. Sadly we have been left out in the cold again. Shame on you Mr. Rudd.

We did not choose to be gay. We are what we are. Just as we cannot choose what colour our eyes or hair are when we are born. We are born this way.

Darren, I personally thank you and the Democrats for fighting the fight that should not be fought in 2009. Keep up the great work.

Thank you.

Sincerely

Warren
Sincerely

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