Mission & Justice

Sarah Price; 24/2/08

Up to 100 reverends, ministers and pastors will march in the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to apologise to those rejected by churches because of their sexuality. More than 30 clerics - from the Anglican, Baptist, Pentecostal and Uniting churches - planned to march and more than 60 had signed an apology, 100 Revs group spokesman pastor Mike Hercock (pictured) said. “Church has been a hostile place for a number of people, including the homosexual community. It’s really trying to get away from the ideology of throwing rocks,” he said. Mardi Gras chairman Marcus Bourget: “It’s a historic moment in the history of Mardi Gras for ministers to be marching to say sorry. In a way, it’s what Mardi Gras is all about - understanding, compassion and acceptance.”

See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/clergy-sorry-for-rejection-over-sexuality/2008/02/23/1203467453418.html

Taunts forced gay officer out
John Kidman; 24/2/08
During his three years as a NSW police officer, Dallas McCarthy endured taunts of “poofter boy” and “fag dog” - not from criminals but from his own colleagues. Mr McCarthy claims he was ordered by a superior to introduce himself to senior officers as “pillow-biter”. And he says when he discreetly complained he discovered a handful of chopped liver in his locker and a note warning: “Your heart’s next.” The former constable abandoned his ambition of becoming a gay and lesbian liaison officer, quitting the force in disgust
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/taunts-forced-gay-officer-out/2008/02/23/1203467453415.html

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