From the Greens e-brief this week;
Kerry went to Villawood Detention Centre to visit a young Pakistani man and his same-sex partner, Ali Humayun who has been held for over two years. He is under high-security, but has no criminal history of any kind. Ali is the only openly gay detainee at Villawood (his partner has been released). Whilst persecuted by detainees and guards, Ali fears worse back in Pakistan. Ali has been refused protection on the basis that his sexuality is situational – the result of being detained. Kerry’s visit has brought media attention: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/bisexuality-a-result-of-detention-detainee-told/2007/05/08/1178390312281.html, and she will take the case to the Minister for Immigration.
By that logic, I must be situationally heterosexual, because I’ve never been locked up with a hundred lesbians. I’ve been to a few parties though…
Just in case you want a better picture of what life is like if you’re gay in Pakistan, click here.
Disco Knitter 
Ahh – but a person could be situationally blond if they were strapped into a chair at the hairdresser’s and bleached against their will…
Seriously, this would have to be the most fatuous statement I have ever heard from our dear immigration department.
I shall stop typing before this post becomes a rant.
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Hm, I like to eat beef and chicken. For all I know I could be a cannibal. Let’s hope I never need to find out.
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this pi$$es me off like you would not belive….
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Actually Bex, I think I would believe 😉 I’m revolting too. I’m wondering if this young man needs visitors?
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Those of us what are of the homosexualist persuation would surely become ‘situationally heterosexual’ just from living in a straight, straight world, right? I spend my days working for a Big Christian Charity, but that hasn’t made me situationally Christian (or situationally charitable for that matter). Stupid.
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And those of us of the “rational thinker” persuasion will surely not become assholes just because we live under a Howard government for too long 😉
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you make a hilarious and excellent point!
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