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At private Xavier High School in New South Wales, a former student called for gays to be eliminated from the world, and the high school fucking printed it:

A NSW Catholic private school has come under attack for publishing an “anti-gay letter” in its newsletter which activists say calls for the murders of homosexuals.

Xavier High School in Albury printed the letter, written by former student Matt Price, in the latest edition of its alumni newsletter Xavier.

Mr Price said he was “trying to make the world free of homosexuals”, who live lives devoted to “sex and drugs”.

“The gay side of life, all it’s ever been is going out and doing that sort of stuff … the world just really doesn’t need that,” he said.

Mr Price said he was a “cured” homosexual and now lived in Noosa working as a registered nurse.

Anti-discrimination campaigner Garry Burns blasted Xavier High’s decision to publish the letter, saying he understood Mr Price’s letter to mean that gays and lesbians should be killed.

“It says he wants the removal of homosexuals from the face of the earth and there’s only one way to interpret that,” Burns told ninemsn.

“There are people out there who will express that endorsement through bashings, murder and all sorts of things … they’ll go out and say the Catholic Church is right: ‘let’s get a poof and kill him’.”

The 52-year-old, who last year sued 2UE presenter John Laws after he called gay men “pillow-biters” on-air, said Xavier High officials “ran away and hid like Burmese kittens” after he asked them to apologise and make a $5000 donation to gay and lesbian support group Twenty10.

What the fuck is this shit?  I am surprised this happened in Oz, it seems more suited to Alabama.  Imagine if you were gay and 14, figuring yourself out and your high school published this letter?  Whoever did should be ashamed.

I would love to hear from anyone who knows Matt Price.

        

So, Sydney is fantastic and big, but I will always miss my NYC.  That isn’t the point here though.  The point is, there are the most fantastic fucking animals just right outside of the city.  And the most AMAZING land and beaches.  And the weather is STUNNING 90 percent of the time.  Oh yeah, and you feel extraordinarily good living here.

Anyways, I still miss my smog and gangbangers like you wouldn’t believe.  Gimme me bling, east village, Brooklyn boom boxes, and drug delivery services any day(I’ve since stop using, but the idea is nice).  CHEERS.

Check out some of our amazing animals.

This is a dingo.  How goddamn cute is it?  I just want to bury my face into its fluffy hair and snuggle it.

Now look at the beautiful kangaroo!  They live everywhere. They are like white tailed deer on the east coast in the states.  They get hit by cars all the time and walk through your backyard and what not girl.

But look at what this dingo did to this kangaroo!  BAD dingo.  How cute is it now? Bitch is mad skinny too!  Shouldn’t she be eating some carbs, not just meat?  Why are all wild animals on the Atkins diet?

Now these animals are just being inappropriate.   Excuuuuuse you!

        

That is a great number.   The prime minister Kevin Rudd does not endorse same sex marriage though, and I can’t figure out why.  The people support it!  Anyhow, from the Sydney Star Observer:

A new poll showing about 60 percent of Australians support same-sex marriage has prompted a new push for changes to the Federal Marriage Act.

The Greens will next week introduce a private member’s bill to alter the Act so it no longer outlaws gay marriage.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said, with the changing community attitude, same-sex marriage deserved to be put back on the parliamentary agenda.

“We have to keep raising this as the Achilles heel in the Government’s agenda of equality and keep pushing for real change and rights for everyone,” Hanson-Young told Sydney Star Observer.

“There’s no reason, when we’ve got poll results that clearly show the majority of Australians support gay marriage, they can continue with their spin that somehow they can’t move forward because they wouldn’t have community support — it’s clearly wrong.”

Kevin Rudd why the f*&k are you so quite?  The prime minister has said that he believes marriage is between a man and a woman.  I don’t think he really thinks that, it is just politics.  However, now that we can clearly see the public sentiment is shifting towards inclusion of gays in marriage, isn’t it time take a new stand?

I also don’t believe for a moment Obama doesn’t support gay marriage.  His voting record is WAY left.  He just doesn’t want to support the masses too.  Whateva.

        

I realize this is an increase, from the previous measure of 5.5%, but it’s also another example of Australia being one of the peak performers in this GFC, if not the healthiest economy on Earth.  Even though this is “bad” news in Oz, if you think about it, its actually really great news too!

        

Anyhow, it snowed the entire time! That was pretty fantastic, as Australia is not thought of as a snowy place. However, it does snow in Oz and there are a few ”alpine” destinations.    Hope everyone is doing fantastic and feelin’ all sexy.

        

Anyhow, to the management of the country and prime minister Kevin Rudd’s preemptive strike against impending financial gloom, I have to say good work.   Someone is doing something very right here.

Here’s two photos I took of the land here.  It is totally Super Mario world.   Stunning.  Now picture that sky in the evening with dog sized bats flying around.

        

I went to a shopping center in Sydney this weekend called Bondi Junction.  It was absolutely teeming at the hinges with voracious and eager shoppers tackling eachother to get that must have pair of designer socks.  It felt like christmas.  I was thinking, where the hell is this global financial crisis?

Apparently  my thoughts have some basis in truth.  A recent survey of business people worldwide shows that Australia comes in first place as the country doing alright despite the global economic meltdown:

Australia stands out as an island of calm amid the global economic storm despite pessimistic government and media responses, an international business confidence survey shows.

One in five international businesspeople cited Australia as the country best surviving the recession in a survey of 7,500 people in more than 24 nations.

Australia placed first in the survey, ahead of China, with India and Singapore in equal third place. New Zealand also fared well, ranked ninth.

The survey conducted in April was aimed at gauging business sentiment and what impact the economic downturn has had on businesses globally.

Australian businesspeople appeared relatively unaffected, according to the poll conducted for Servcorp, a provider of virtual and serviced offices that operates in 61 nations.

“In my experience working with international businesses around the world, especially during the last six months, I’ve noticed how relatively unaffected (are) Australian businesses and… business persons’ attitude by the economic downturn,” Servcorp executive director Taine Moufarrige said.

“Over 71 per cent of Australian businesspeople believe we are the lucky country, and it’s interesting to see that the rest of the world agrees.”

The unemployment rate is only 5.5%.  Good job Oz!

Sorry I couldn’t  help it.  I had to post a Kangaroo.

        

Additionally there is a bill introduced this year that could change this.  It is called the Uniting American Families Act, of the UAFA.   The bill would allow American same sex couples the opportunity sponsor their partner for immigration purposes.   I am not overly optimistic this bill will even make it out of committee, but if you want more information about this bill and all information about immigration equality CLICK HERE.

        

I guess going to the police station to get fingerprints is kind of like going to the courthouse to get married, but for gays!   Doesn’t the government hold us in high regard?!!

Anyhow, I must admit, being innocent of everything and heading into the police station, on business, is kind of fun.  There is none of that pressure like when you go to “traffic” court.   It is just a simple and leisurely visit to converse and do business with nonhostile police people.  With Australian accents no less!  Raaaar.

Wish me luck people, my entire life depends on this visa which I will be launching as Alan Brady’s partner in about two months!   Same sex and hetero couples have the same rights in Australia in terms of sponsoring people for immigration, and I am grateful for that.