Qantas Unveils Special LGBT Livery

@Ben Thornton +1

What everyone seems to be missing and not talking about is the idea of right and wrong. What is right and wrong and who gets to decide. Those on the wrong side are demonized and made to feel guilty and shameful, so they go underground and form communities of their own. The problem with those who practice homosexual sex is that, like the "hippies" during the free love era, they not only want freedom to do whatever they want, but they want their values to be shared and validated. They are making moral truth claims. Consensual sex doesn't hurt anyone so it should be accepted and even celebrated in its many forms. Lack of tolerance is the root of all evil. Etc. Now a majority of people (at least those in power and those who respond to these kinds of polls) accept homosexual behavior as normal and acceptable. The problem is so are racists and anti-semites and bigots. They make truth claims too: whites are better than blacks or browns or yellows, Jews are taking all our money, women are inherently inferior to men. What makes them wrong? Just cause we live in a "modern" society? In the 21st century? Because the majority now accepts it? The reason why these claims about free sex and sexuality fall flat, unlike the call against racial slavery, discrimination, and exploitation is because of its lack of a credible truth foundation (one example: anyone who has learned college level ecology and evolution as I have, knows that there is no way for homosexual sex, especially exclusively homosexual sex to increase "genetic fitness", which means increased offspring. But no scientific paper would be willing to produce such an article because of the backlash. Just like the Harvard president who cited scientific studies that show men are more proficient in maths than women got fired, for citing science). Whereas the reason William Wilberforce or Martin Luther King were so persuasive is because they rooted their claim in God and the Bible. God created all people in his image. So all have inherent dignity. Christ tells us to love our neighbors, even those of other faiths, even our enemies. Yes many people have used and use the Bible and God as reasons to do all sorts of horrible things. But the point is, there can be a debate as to what is right or wrong. It's wrong to hate or attack someone just because of their race or religion or sexual orientation, period. But it seems very wrong to not allow people to respectfully voice their beliefs and even make legislation based on those beliefs. Anyone who thinks only religious conservatives legislate their "morality" is sadly mistaken. Everyone in power legislates what they think is good and bad and right and wrong.

@Peter more than 70% Aus public support marriage equality. Our polis are playing politics! That's why Qantas supporting the community!

Not only Australian marriage laws aren't modern, the abortion laws are even worse. Such a great country, they should simply fix those.

A good thing. Corporate entities embracing diversity is a good thing. The travel industry as a whole does employ a large number of LGBTQ individuals.