Sigh, Australia so rarely acts to better Australia… What’s so bad about being inclusive and tackling homophobia in schools? Nothing as far as I can see, obviously Education Director-General Coutts-Trotter disagrees. Figures. Sure suicide is more common among gay, lesbian and transgendered teenagers than the hetero-teens, but that’s obviously not his problem. According to an article coming out of Washington Blade, 30.6% of gay teens considered suicide in the precious year, 28.9% made a plan to commit suicide and 32.6% attempted suicide.

In other news, a gay phys. ed teacher in the UK has commited suicide. Rumor has it he was afraid of being “outed”.

And, a bit closer to home, in the US, presidential hopefuls Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama appeared at an anti-gay college in Pa. The campaigns blame CNN for the venue choice. The college is known for referring gay students to help “combat” their homosexual feelings, including recommending them to Exodus International, a ministry that offers “freedom from homosexuality through Jesus Christ”. Having Clinton and Obama there must have been a real riot.

The International Day Against Homophobia is May 17.