Wednesday, December 10, 2014 was celebrated as World Human Rights Day. Just recently, it was reported that an Anglican priest washed the feet of two lesbians for which he was hailed by J-FLAG and those of the 'human rights agenda' as taking the right steps.
The face of human rights has in the last few months played a big part in the media with those who are considered lesbians, gays and transgender as the ones whose rights are being infringed. In fact, often when human rights are spoken about it is about those who are lesbians, gays and transgender. But, if I may ask, what of the human rights of the rest of the population? Isn't it also the right for those who choose to be straight? Isn't it their right for not wanting homosexual views to be forced on them?
Whose human rights are being considered here, the gays, lesbians and transgenders, or those not so classified? Whose human rights are we considering?
Briony Irving
ibriony@yahoo.com
Whose human rights?
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The face of human rights has in the last few months played a big part in the media with those who are considered lesbians, gays and transgender as the ones whose rights are being infringed. In fact, often when human rights are spoken about it is about those who are lesbians, gays and transgender. But, if I may ask, what of the human rights of the rest of the population? Isn't it also the right for those who choose to be straight? Isn't it their right for not wanting homosexual views to be forced on them?
Whose human rights are being considered here, the gays, lesbians and transgenders, or those not so classified? Whose human rights are we considering?
Briony Irving
ibriony@yahoo.com
Whose human rights?
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