L i N d $ @ y

At least it's a lot better in the US & Australia. Over here, same sex marriage isn't allowed. There's still a lot of homophobia in the country. We don't even get divorce here.

I love these photos from The Wrap:



Also I've just seen this:

stlavin95

It was definitely an proud moment when same sex marriages got over voted in down here, that's for sure. Your not allowed to divorce over there? Wow

L i N d $ @ y

Yup! If you get married here, no divorce. Only annulment or legal separation which takes YEARS to be approved by the courts. So if you have a lot of money, then you can re-marry if your marriage is rightfully annulled.

stlavin95

That's so ridiculous

fly me to the moon

Ahh, interesting even tho I know some state won't allow, but at least some have to wait longer than that unless if you're rich..

L i N d $ @ y

Money talks and it helps speed up the process. Also, they censor anything LGBTQ here so no gay kissing allowed on prime time TV. HBO Asia also censors the sex scenes on HBO shows and LOL almost all HBO shows have racy sex scenes. So y'all are making progress but over here, at least media-wise, it's terrible.

stlavin95

I bet they have to edit an bit of GoT then

fly me to the moon

This part I know.. I have family friend's wife who used to live there and told us.. Which that was crazy on how they need to censor, but they can't hide that forever since soon or later others will know..

stlavin95

How long did she live there for?

L i N d $ @ y

Yes they do. It's pretty obvious because a sex scene will start and then it cuts to the next scene. I always roll my eyes and just download elsewhere so I can properly watch without the cuts.

We're very conservative here. Even hetero couples kissing on prime time TV aren't a lot. They'd kiss on the cheek but that's it. It has changed now and there's lots of kissing but for LGBTQ, we still have a loooong way to go. So far there are indie movies here with gay storylines and there's some kissing but they're mild compared to what you guys get over there. LGBTQ rep on media has improved a bit but their treatment on TV is still a long way off.

stlavin95

I bet that would be so annoying

fly me to the moon

I think that have to take long time to start to have a open-mind.. I mean, for example, look at what happen in army that they have to keep it secret until late 2000s.. That's long ass time that people can accept that this is new century, not in 20s..

stlavin95

Some people still won't accept it though sadly

L i N d $ @ y

Right? And that's just 18 years ago. Even in the U.S. it's just lately that things are improving. This show was set in the mid-90's and homophobia was very rampant back then. But I do have to say the U.S. & Australia are much better compared to over here in the P.I. in terms of LGBTQ rep and acceptance.

stlavin95

In saying that though, a lot of people blew up at the photo the NRL (National Rugby League) posted of two female rugby league players kissing after the first ever female State of Origin last Friday night, so it still can improve an bit down here too.