Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 37, No. 7. April, 17 1974
Crumbs from the table
Crumbs from the table
These laws affect the quality of life of every gay. They must be scrapped. He said that gays demand full equality, the law repeal will be a major reform, but it must include the same age consent as for heterosexuals—not at 18-20, which he called "crumbs from the table of the rich white straight male-dominated society."
Sharon Alston then spoke for the gay women. She expressed her agreement and solidarity with Dick, saying that the audience might wonder why it was that gay women should be involved. The law did affect gay women. She said that the laws on sodomy were ridiculously vague: they refer to penetration, but don't say of what and with what. She said that gays did not want concessions—they want a total ban on all discrimination.