KIRBY: Gay community deserves an apology
High Court Justice Michael Kirby says gay people deserve an apology for past sodomy laws. The man last year voted Australia’s most influential homosexual also revealed he had received “nasty letters” from Sydney Anglican clergy calling on him to leave his partner, seek ex-gay therapy and stop calling himself an Anglican because he doesn’t abide by Leviticus. Kirby said the prospect of facing charges under the then NSW sodomy laws was never a concern for him. “It was only criminal if you did anything about it. We knew nobody would get prosecuted unless, as a result of blackmail, it came to public attention,” he said. “My own view is, it’s a bit like saying Nelson Mandela didn’t have his pass, and that was a very serious criminal offence, so why doesn’t he apologise? Well people should be apologising to me for oppressing me and others who were being oppressed by these silly laws.” full article
