Election limbo: How low are you willing to go?

By Rod Swift – GALE(WA) Media Spokesperson It’s a federal election, and that means it’s time to kick back on the couch, switch on the big screen TV that your stimulus money or baby bonus just bought and watch endless coverage of the sport of election limbo. And, as with every limbo competition, there’s a [...]

Press on

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always [...]

GALE(WA) Member lodges discrimination complaint against Family First

Kids of same-sex couples ‘like abuse’ says Family First Senate candidate Wendy Francis A FAMILY First Senate candidate says children raised by same-sex couples face the same “emotional abuse” experienced by Australia’s Stolen Generation. Wendy Francis, who is running for the Senate in Queensland, says someone in her office used Twitter to share her view [...]

A well crafted victory: Proposition 8 Case

The ruling yesterday that declared the Proposition 8 Law unconstitutional (the law banning same-sex marriages in California) is a very significant 136 page document. Not only does the document make a verdict on the issue, but it also meticulously unpacks and dismantles the arguments of the supporters of Prop 8, documenting how their’legal evidence’ is [...]

PerthNow: WA gays attack Labor over marriage opposition

WA’s gay and lesbian community has lashed out at the Federal Government over its opposition to gay marriage. Writing for WA website wangle.com.au, Rod Swift from Gay and Lesbian Equality WA, says the Prime Minister has bowed to fundamentalist lobbyists with bigoted viewpoints for the sake of convenience. Read the full story