Essendon officially recognises LGBTI member group

[juss]

So why do you care about this issue at all then? The LGBTI community have welcomed it, why can't you?

This membership promotes a point of difference and segregation, rather than promoting equality. By creating something entirely new and different only for gay people, it defeats the purpose of preaching equality.

Ok we want everyone to be equal, but just in case you want to be different, here's a special membership only you have access to and perhaps even a place only you can sit.

 

[FRUMPY]

Essendon at the cutting edge of advancement in the AFL once again.

lets just hope it doesnt end up in you getting removed from the finals and in the courts 2 years later.

 

[clogged]

So long as they're forced to sit in a special part of the stadium where no one else can see them I'm cool with this.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

You do realise Tony Abbott's sister is gay?

She calls Tony a moron too.

 

[blue harvest]

If it gets you a GF ticket then I'm in.

 

[ManWithNoName]

From the forum that bought you: "What's wrong with saying 'NTTAWWTter' on national television?"

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Essendon at the cutting edge of advancement in the AFL once again.

I think Collingwood beat you by a few years

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

If it gets you a GF ticket then I'm in.

It gets you in through the "back door".

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

It gets you in through the "back door".

I was gonna make a gay joke butt fukk it

 

[Tre Bones]

So good to know so many of you are so knowledgeable about what us gay people want and that know that we are all exactly the same and we all want the same thing

 

[melbournemartin]

It's a public stand against homophobia. Good on em.

People just love to complain.

 

[Quivorir]

So good to know so many of you are so knowledgeable about what us gay people want and that know that we are all exactly the same and we all want the same thing

Okay, so what are your thoughts on this?

 

[L_W_P]

 

[juss]

So good to know so many of you are so knowledgeable about what us gay people want and that know that we are all exactly the same and we all want the same thing

Can I ask you a serious question, you say you are a gay person, that's great.

How do you honestly feel about this? Try and ignore the fact that it's your club doing it, because people have a tendancy to defend their own clubs decisions.

If hypothetically the Essendon FC created a section of the crowd for gay people only, would you support that? Would that promote equality in your eyes? Would you choose to sit there or would you sit in the non assigned section of the crowd?

How would feel if there were memberships created for other minority groups in society, with other sections in the crowd you could only sit in if you belonged to a certain cultural/religious/society group?

Now obviously you don't represent the whole gay community, so your view shouldn't be taken as gospel as what every gay person wants/feels, but it's good to get different opinions.

 

[Big Cox 88]

The membership goes by the name "Grinder"

 

[Tre Bones]

Can I ask you a serious question, you say you are a gay person, that's great.

How do you honestly feel about this? Try and ignore the fact that it's your club doing it, because people have a tendancy to defend their own clubs decisions.

If hypothetically the Essendon FC created a section of the crowd for gay people only, would you support that? Would that promote equality in your eyes? Would you choose to sit there or would you sit in the non assigned section of the crowd?

How would feel if there were memberships created for other minority groups in society, with other sections in the crowd you could only sit in if you belonged to a certain cultural/religious/society group?

Now obviously you don't represent the whole gay community, so your view shouldn't be taken as gospel as what every gay person wants/feels, but it's good to get different opinions.

Well don't live locally so not sure if it the membership will even suit me but even if it does will probably just get my regular membership. But if others want to do it and think it is for them may they can get all up in it.

 

[Tre Bones]

Okay, so what are your thoughts on this?

I think that it sucks we are strapping on to Collingwood....

 

[SdKfz 181]

This country would have to be the most precious place on earth!

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

It's a public stand against homophobia. Good on em.

People just love to complain.

it would be a stand if gays weren't previously allowed memberships. but there's no restrictions on gays whatsoever. if they had special memberships based on race or religion, people wouldn't stand for that. if they had a 'straight' membership you can imagine what the uproar would be like. this doesn't unite, this segregates which is exactly what we don't want in society.

 

[AJB84]

Can I ask you a serious question, you say you are a gay person, that's great.

How do you honestly feel about this?

If my club had one I would not buy it partly because I don't think it is needed and partly because I would be afraid of it making me a target.

 

[DardySingh360]

Do I support gay rights and gay marriage? Absolutely.

Do I support equality? Absolutely.

We're all humans, lets just stop segregating people for these things

 

[raskolnikov]

As a gay guy I am glad that Essendon is recognising our community. However, I agree with others in this thread that I don't really see the point of a gay membership. I don't see what purpose it serves other than segregating us.

 

[Ambrosia]

Some of the responses in this thread are ridiculous, they aren't forcing all gay/lesbian members to buy this membership!!

Anyone that wants to or is comfortable displaying the fact that they are gay/lesbian/bi can now express that at the football, I don't see a problem with it.

Essendon isn't going around saying 'Hey you, I heard you're gay - you can only buy this membership!', it's providing people with an option (and presumably there might be an option to sit together as a group - which will help people meet gay/lesbian people with an interest in footy).

This. Although Essendon will probably set it up in a similar way as their womens network membership http://m.essendonfc.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/Essendon/Corporate/EWN 2013 Membership Package.pdf

 

[JUBJUB]

She calls Tony a moron too.

Who doesn't ?

 

[theduckfan]

It's a social issue that Australia is behind the times on. If it were Carlton or Hawthorn I would still applaud them for taking the initiative over this.

So to counter that we are going to create a special membership just for them.

They want to be treated equally, ie: be able to purchase the same memberships as others.

You are creating a bigger divide by separating them from straight people.