It's been a while...

So, on the political scene we've seen for the first time a serious debate on the issue of gay marriage. I predicted years ago, that this would not become a reality in Australia until other more advanced countries have first taken steps to initiate marriage equality. I was right. We now have an ever growing list of western countries who are beginning to realise the true meaning of being a secular society, and that legal marriage is indeed a civil institution, not a religous one.

And thus, as logic begins to take precedence around the world on this issue, Australia is beginning to play 'catch up' (once again), and the momentum toward marriage equality is finally gaining traction, giving hope to millions of GLBT Australians that full equality is within grasp.

The cries of the religous, the social conservatives and the views of (some) of the older Australians are beginning to dwindle. The arguements they put forward are fundamentally flawed, when one delves below the poorly founded arguements they have, we can clearly see they are filled with hate and prejudice, not reason.

My stance on the issue? Of course, there is no valid reason why marriage equality should even be an issue. The Government has no place to dictate which gender I may marry, just as it has no place to dictate whether I marry at all. This issue is not one of ideology, but justice and fairness, and thus It should not be treated so lightly as to be left to a group of overpaid politicians with vested interests to argue and legislate, with their often religous financially and morally influenced policies and beliefs.

However, I also believe that there are a growing number of homosexuals out there who simply wish to conform to the heterosexual strereotypes, as Brian Kinney from Queer as Folk would call "Stepford Fags". As the choice as to whether to have that document as a symbolic reference to ones relationship should be available to all, I simply do not wish to be with someone because a piece of paper legally binds us together, rather I will be with someone because we both want to be together. Our will and desire to be together would keep us together, not a legally binding piece of paper. Should that will and desire fade over time, so be it.

Also, as marriage is obviously a very serious (non-religous) institution, many gay couples upon the granting of equal marriage rights, will 'tie the knot' out of pure novelty, of course this is not limited to gay couples. The issues that plague heterosexual relationships do not discriminate on the basis of sexuality.

A good friend of mine who I once had an infactuation for, and another person who had an infactuation for me, however I ended things with after a month or two because I didn't feel the same way, both fantastic people, neither unattractive, both associated with me in some way.

These people have crossed paths and are now practically together.

The one I had the infactuation for, I believed wasn't interested in me in the same way because I'm unattractive. However, given the situaton with the other person who did like me...perhaps this isn't the case.

Maybe I've turned into the cold-blodded, self centred career-driven, workaholic slut I've always despised, the person my mother once was?

Maybe, even, my downfall is not pureley my unattractiveness, but something else?

Who knows - people go through life never knowing certain things.

The key, I think, is to keep 'plodding on'. Follow lifes routines and see where you end up. As far as I can see, every single goal I've set out to achieve by this point in life, has been ticked accomplished. A range of new goals have been set - and progress is on track to accomplish these. My lfie is planned out by these goals, every decison I make is toward the effort of accomplishing these established goals. This is the key to success, if one drifts, they will never achieve solid achievements - for these only come about by setting solid goals.

My one failure was the failure to give my first, and only true love the relationship he deserved.

Meanwhile, i'm getting into my wine stocks from Margaret River with the short-term goal of collapsing in a drunken state by about 11.

G'night.

When everyones sleeping...

Why is it, the most predictable scenarios in life are the ones which suprise and hurt the most?

You know when you know something deep, deep down, yet deny it in the hope that things will work out? Perhaps a fault of human nature, or just ones stupidity, or maybe that emotions, desire...they defy logic.

I guess its something which can be applied to many things in life, relationships, financial decisions..anything really. Applying it to a relationship perspective, being the worst. One can get money back if they loose it, cant do that with a person. That one person is like no other. Good or bad, once you loose them, they are gone forever.

Either way, I see it an interesting thought to ponder...probably something I wont put into context online...though interesting nonetheless.