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Australian Judge: Think of the Children

May 16, 2006 by Andy Towle

Alistair_nicholsonAustralian former Chief Justice of the Family Court Alistair Nicholson has spoken out for the rights of same-sex parents following passage of a law by that country’s Capital Territory allowing gay civil unions:

I just don’t see why same-sex couples should not be able to receive the same freedoms and rights as other people – and I don’t see why their children should be discriminated against, either. There is no formal recognition of it (gay relationships) in the law, which I think is an act of cruelty both to them and to the children. It seems to me people are forgetting the children in all this equation … (and) the important thing for children is loving parents. It is highly likely that children would be much better off in a homosexual relationship than a heterosexual relationship that is not a good one.”

And heaven knows there are plenty of the latter.

Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: Australia, gay marriage

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