Re: NSW Internet Legislation

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From: Daniel Lam
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 00:00

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Peter Merel <pete@zip.com.au> wrote:

>Though most of what Tommy says here is quite sensible, I should point out
>to him that gay-rights have been pretty successfully won in Australia - there's
>still some lunacy down in Tasmania, and gay marriages are still being fought
>for, but for the most part gays are largely accepted as regular folk in Oz.
>I'd advise Tommy to seek out a video of "The Sum Of Us" to see what attitudes
>to gays are like in this neck of the woods.

Please, you don't really believe what people say in public to the
media has anything to do with waht they really feel, do you?

If you go into the pub and have some private conversations with some
"ordinary Australians", you'll get a very different picture from the
one you get watching "The Sum Of Us".

One difference between the US and Australia is that in the US, people
are much more ready to wear their political opinions on their sleeves,
whereas Australians feel uncomfortable even talking about politics,
and they will tend not to reveal their opinion before they have made
sure it is a "safe" opinion to express.

Present company excepted, of course.

-- 
        Daniel Lam
        danlam@s054.aone.net.au

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From: danlam@s054.aone.net.au (Daniel Lam)
Subject: Re: NSW Internet Legislation
Date: 1996/05/11
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