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School formal gay couple ban 'illegal'

Apr 16, 2008
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'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.