{"id":38065,"date":"2016-05-24T08:21:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/premier-of-australias-victoria-state-apologizes-for-laws-criminalizing-homosexuality-full-speech\/"},"modified":"2016-05-24T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:21:12","slug":"premier-of-australias-victoria-state-apologizes-for-laws-criminalizing-homosexuality-full-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/premier-of-australias-victoria-state-apologizes-for-laws-criminalizing-homosexuality-full-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/314247\/victoria_andrews\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314248\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/victoria_andrews.jpg?resize=600%2C315\" alt=\"Daniel Andrews\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/victoria_andrews.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/victoria_andrews.jpg?resize=300%2C158 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Andrews, the Premier of Australia&rsquo;s state of Victoria (the most densely populated state, which includes Melbourne), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JMy9yTanGRQ\" target=\"_blank\">today apologized for laws<\/a>&nbsp;which convicted thousands of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> of&nbsp;buggery, gross indecency and loitering for homosexual purposes before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>Said Andrews: &ldquo;There was a time in our history when we turned thousands of ordinary young <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> into criminals.&nbsp;And it was profoundly and unimaginably wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Young people. Old people. Thousands and thousands of people.&nbsp;I suppose it&rsquo;s rare when you can&rsquo;t even begin to conceive what was on the minds of our forebears in this Place.&nbsp;But I look back at those statutes and I am dumbfounded.&nbsp;I can&rsquo;t possibly explain why we made these laws, and clung to them, and fought for them.&nbsp;For decades, we were obsessed with the private mysteries of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>.&nbsp;And so we jailed them.&nbsp;We harmed them.&nbsp;And, in turn, they harmed themselves.&nbsp;Speaker, it is the first responsibility of a government to keep people safe.&nbsp;But the government didn&rsquo;t keep LGBTI people safe.&nbsp;The government invalidated their humanity and cast them into a nightmare.&nbsp;And those who <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> today are the survivors of nothing less than a campaign of destruction, led by the might of the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, a young bloke will get hurt.&nbsp;Tomorrow, a parent will turn their back on their child.&nbsp;Tomorrow, a loving <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couple<\/a> and their beautiful baby will be met with a stare of contempt.&nbsp;Tomorrow, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> will be turned away from a job interview.&nbsp;And tomorrow, a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> teenager will think about ending his own life.&nbsp;That&rsquo;s the truth.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much more we need to do to make things right.&nbsp;Until then, we can&rsquo;t promise things will be easy.&nbsp;We can&rsquo;t guarantee that everyone in your life will respect the way you want to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> it.&nbsp;And we can&rsquo;t expect you to make what must be a terrifying plunge until you know the time is right.&nbsp;But just know that whenever that time comes, you have a government that&rsquo;s on your side.<\/p>\n<p>You have a government that is trying to make the state a safer place &ndash; in the classroom, in the workplace.&nbsp;You have a government that is trying to eradicate a culture of bullying and harassment so that the next generation of children are never old enough to experience it.&nbsp;You have a government that sees these indisputable statistics &ndash; of LGBTI self-harm, of suicide &ndash; and commits to their complete upheaval.&nbsp;You have a government that believes you&rsquo;re free to be who you are, and to marry the person you love.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews concludes:<\/p>\n<p>So let me finish by saying this:&nbsp;If you are a member of the LGBTI community, and there&rsquo;s someone in your life that you love &ndash; a partner or a friend &ndash; then do me a favor:&nbsp;Next time you&rsquo;re on a tram in Melbourne, hold their hand.&nbsp;Do it with pride and defiance.&nbsp;Because you have that freedom.&nbsp;And here in the progressive capital, I can think of nothing more Victorian than that.&nbsp;Speaker, it&rsquo;s been a life of struggle for generations of Victorians.&nbsp;As representatives, we take full responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>We criminalized homosexual thoughts and deeds. We validated homophobic words and acts.&nbsp;And we set the tone for a society that ruthlessly punished the different &ndash; with a short sentence in prison, and a life sentence of shame.&nbsp;From now on, that shame is ours.&nbsp;This parliament and this government are to be formally held to account for designing a culture of darkness and shame.&nbsp;And those who faced its sanction, and lived in fear, are to be formally recognized for their relentless pursuit of freedom and love.&nbsp;It all started here. It will end here, too.<\/p>\n<p>To our knowledge, no jurisdiction in the world has ever offered a full and formal apology for laws like these.&nbsp;So please, let these words rest forever in our records:&nbsp;On behalf of the parliament, the government and the people of Victoria &hellip;&nbsp;For the laws we passed.&nbsp;And the lives we ruined.&nbsp;And the standards we set.&nbsp;&hellip; we are so sorry &hellip; humbly, deeply, sorry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/05\/314247\/\">Premier of Australia&rsquo;s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=WnSqFZhUAoo:pGNZKX7u3A0:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/WnSqFZhUAoo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/WnSqFZhUAoo\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/WnSqFZhUAoo\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH Daniel Andrews, the Premier of Australia&rsquo;s state of Victoria (the most densely populated state, which includes Melbourne), today apologized for laws&nbsp;which convicted thousands of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> of&nbsp;buggery, gross indecency and loitering for homosexual purposes before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1980. Said Andrews: &ldquo;There &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/premier-of-australias-victoria-state-apologizes-for-laws-criminalizing-homosexuality-full-speech\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/premier-of-australias-victoria-state-apologizes-for-laws-criminalizing-homosexuality-full-speech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Premier of Australia\u2019s Victoria State Apologizes for Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality: FULL SPEECH Daniel Andrews, the Premier of Australia&rsquo;s state of Victoria (the most densely populated state, which includes Melbourne), today apologized for laws&nbsp;which convicted thousands of gay men of&nbsp;buggery, gross indecency and loitering for homosexual purposes before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1980. 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