Welcome To The Hotel California

Oh, ok - I'll say it again: when will the education industry publicly apologise for its institutionalised sexual abuse of children and, like the Catholic Church, begin to make restitution?

A MAN has been charged by officers investigating the sexual assault of students at schools in Sydney's southwest during the 1980s and 90s. Police allege the 61-year-old man was teaching at a secondary college in Kingsgrove in 1992, when he allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old male a number of times.

While we're at it, when will we also learn to call a spade a spade? The intro should have read:

A MAN has been charged by officers investigating the homosexual assault of students...

Meanwhile:

Apple removes 'gay cure' app from iTunes store ..."We removed the Exodus International app from the App Store because it violated our developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people," Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AFP.

Rhianna and Lady Gaga are offensive to large groups of people but Apple will happily sell their music on iTunes and also stock 'Grindr - Gay, bi, & curious guy finder of the same sex':

Find gay, bi, or curious guys on your iPhone with Grindr. Fast, fun, and free, it’s the place for gay, bi, or curious men to hang out with the same sex. Grindr has the largest network of guys on the iTunes App Store... Grindr is a convenient location-based app that works with your iPhone GPS or iPod Touch Wi-Fi to connect you to nearby men... it’s a free download on iTunes.

You can have all the help in the world if you're 'curious' but you're on your own if you don't want to be 'gay' anymore.

Being homosexual is like being a guest at the Hotel California - you check out any time you like but you can never leave.

-- Nick