Posted on 11/23/2010 2:51:56 PM PST by AustralianConservative
Still, our media is politically attached to the idea of evil Christians bashing gays, and burning down their wedding hopes. The campaigning journalist or stereotypical opinion columnist (read parrot), likes to view him or herself as a brave voice against dark forces. Few Australian newspapers can deal with say a French text that “questions the progressive nature” of same-sex marriages, or the fact that Obama opposes them too. They’re only ready for “good gay” vs. “bad Christian” narratives, not real debates.
American fallout
Another sign of tensions within “progressive circles” is also on parade in the United States. Like the French publication, Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage, is creating waves. Or as queer editor Ryan Conrad states, “I’m so tired of the working class being totally invisible and having their voice shut out.”
The queer activist who spoke to a campus audience in Swarthmore, Phoenix, last month, stated that he is “tired of the gay marriage rhetoric of inclusion because it doesn’t work and it doesn’t add up for poor people” – a position that sounds more Joe de Bruyn than Ellen DeGeneres.
And Conrad has questioned what he describes as “a sort of monolithic voice from mainstream gay and lesbian organizations when there are actually these critical and contending voices.”
The progressive left is eating the progressive left. Or as one thought-provoking advert read in one of America’s oldest universities:
Think you understand the Gay Marriage debate? Come hear a different perspective! Against Equality's Marriage=Death Tour is coming to Georgetown University!! Conrad, the founder of Against Equality will be here to discuss its latest publication: Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage.
(Excerpt) Read more at quadrant.org.au ...
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