School formal gay couple ban 'illegal'
School formal gay couple ban 'illegal'
'Churchie' embroiled in anti-discrimination row
It turns out the school is in Brisbane, not Sydney, so perhaps I was a little hard on the Sydney Anglican diocese (still have problems with their conservative stance on other issues though, eg, the ordination of women).
Anyway, good on those boys for being so courageous. As someone quoted in the second article says:
"It takes a lot of courage for young men and women to come out as gay or lesbian when they're still at school and it takes a lot more courage, I think, than I had at that age to say that you want to take your partner to the school formal," she said.
I hope the student does decide to take this matter to the Anti-Discrimination Commission given that the school is undoubtedly acting unlawfully in this case.
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yes those boys are courageous especially at their age and I am so glad that our laws support them.
As far as I'm concerned as a religious school they have the right to impose their religious beliefs on their students... provided they accept no government funding. The moment they accept taxpayer's dollars to support their school they are under an obligation to support the standards of the wider community, not just their own blighted and retarded world view.
Private schools want the best of both worlds. They want government funding but they don't want the government to have input on their policies and curriculum. Tough! I hope this school is dragged kicking and screaming to the Anti-Discrimination Commission, is forced to allow same-sex partners at the formal and is forced to implement a tolerance program in their curriculum.