Priorities
2007-06-27 16:43![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flexibeastIt didn't surprise me to learn that Australians are less likely than ever to be married; one of the bizarre characteristics of the debate around same-sex marriage has been the spectacle of opponents of the notion suggesting that it would denigrate the institution of marriage1 whilst many queers are showing far more enthusiasm and respect for it than heterosexual society appears to.
Nor did it surprise me to learn that Bunnings Warehouse, who use imagery which is to me rather reminiscent of the logo used by the fascists in the movie The Wall, has apparently declared that gays and lesbians aren't one of their targeted customer groups.
i was, however, amused by an article in The Onion which wonders "Where do homosexuals get all their energy?"
1. Both Groucho Marx and Mae West have been credited with saying something along the lines of: "They say that marriage is an institution. But who wants to live in an institution?"
Nor did it surprise me to learn that Bunnings Warehouse, who use imagery which is to me rather reminiscent of the logo used by the fascists in the movie The Wall, has apparently declared that gays and lesbians aren't one of their targeted customer groups.
i was, however, amused by an article in The Onion which wonders "Where do homosexuals get all their energy?"
1. Both Groucho Marx and Mae West have been credited with saying something along the lines of: "They say that marriage is an institution. But who wants to live in an institution?"
