The Herald's View: Manly’s rainbow jersey fallout shows that, for the sake of all the undeclared LGBTQ football players, we need to get better at practicing acceptance
“The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” is a phrase former US president Barack Obama liked to borrow from civil rights activist Martin Luther King. It reflected Obama’s belief that while change takes time, it will happen, and it will lean towards what is morally right.
It took more than 20 years for all the states and territories to repeal anti-homosexuality laws, with the Tasmanian government the last. It only relented after a High Court challenge forced its hand in 1997. Legislation allowing men charged or convicted under historical anti-homosexuality laws to clear their criminal record has only come become law during the past decade. And it is coming up to five years since same-sex couples were allowed to marry in Australia.
In Manly’s case, the lack of consultation with the players was a mistake. Coach Des Hasler’s heartfelt apology made that clear and he was right to take a conciliatory approach to the players who have boycotted the jersey.
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