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The Catholic-educated gay me agrees with Andrew Bolt

The Catholic-educated gay me agrees with Andrew Bolt

by Tim Pollock | Oct 11, 2018 | Equality, Featured, My take on.., Residents

The anti-gay recommendations put forward by the Ruddock review are deplorable. So much so, that those against it have gained an unexpected bedfellow.

Sonia Kruger & LGBT scholarship: Not so easy from the closet

Sonia Kruger & LGBT scholarship: Not so easy from the closet

by Tim Pollock | Aug 2, 2016 | Equality, Featured, Gender, My take on.., Residents

The plan to enact the scholarship program for an LGBT student works on paper, but if it was available to me at 15, I would have rejected it.

Same sex marriage plebiscite: Strangers voting on my future

Same sex marriage plebiscite: Strangers voting on my future

by Tim Pollock | Jun 27, 2016 | Equality, Featured, Residents

The upcoming plebiscite on same-sex marriage will decide my future, and, as the day drags closer, all I feel is fear, apathy and disassociation.

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