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Diversity Is Fine, Just Not Too Much Of It
The bomb-laden van driven by gay activist Jaden Duong, who detonated it after ramming the Australian Christian Lobby’s HQ in Canberra in December, 2016.
It is undeniable that until about a generation ago homosexuality was openly, often vigorously, despised by respectable society. People, especially males, known or suspected to be sexually attracted to others of the same gender were shunned, mercilessly ostracised, subjected to verbal and even physical abuse. Many lost their jobs, had successful careers destroyed. They were the favourite butt of cruel, distasteful jokes. Engaging in homosexual acts was a criminal offence in Australia.
Astute homosexual personalities conducted a fabian campaign of slow steps to modify and hopefully eliminate the seemingly universal hostility afflicting their ranks. The best known of their activities became the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, now replicated in dozens of cities all over the world. It began not as a celebration of sexuality but…
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
Aug 16 2024
2 mins