Focus on issues that affect women

Focus on issues that affect women

I AM appalled by what I read in yesterday's Straits Times on the kind of events and programmes Aware held under the old guard leadership.

Aware is all about women. During its charity gala, it should screen films that show women overcoming adversities or something that encourages women to be strong. Like a single mother successfully raising her children in difficult times.

While society may want to move towards tolerating homosexuality, Aware should not be championing these rights. The reason is simple: Aware's objectives should not include movements or rights of homosexuals and lesbians. It should leave these to other groups whose objectives include them.

I am also puzzled why men should be allowed to vote in a society that represents women? Trying to be 'inclusive' clearly deviates from this society, which is supposed to give women a voice.

Aware also has to be careful on what it is teaching future generations about families, marriage, relationships and sex.

As a parent, I feel children can be taught to tolerate differences in sexual orientation, but not encouraged to experiment with them.

As a woman, I want Aware to focus on something more pressing that affects women in general.

I believe the new executive committee is simply trying to refocus and realign Aware's objectives.

By not focusing on homosexuals and lesbians, it is not saying it is against them. Let us not turn this issue into a saga of pro-lesbians and pro-homosexuals versus anti-lesbians and anti-homo- sexuals.

Choo Yen Hui (Mdm)

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