ࡱ> )+*` tbjbjss .t$$  H $h_ *^^^ ^^^^  ^0 ^ L ^ ^,^T  HHHDDHHH 30/05/06 Irene Perkoulidis [Details removed] Submission to the Same Sex=Same Entitlements Inquiry. Dear HREOC, Thank you for the opportunity to make a public submission to the National Inquiry into Discrimination against People in Same Sex Relationships: Financial and Work-Related Entitlements and Benefits. Please note that my submission can be made public. I am a 21 year old student. My sexuality could be described as open. I believe that to achieve full legal equality all Federal legislation should have terms such as 'spouse', 'partner' 'dependent' , 'family' and 'couple' redefined to include same sex partners and, where relevant, their children. I believe that Commonwealth legal recognition of same sex relationships including families parented by same sex partners would have a positive impact on my relationships, family life, productivity at work and financial security, among other areas of my life. I have experienced discrimination against in regards to my sexuality. I was taking a [name of bus company removed] bus interstate with my girlfriend at the time, and was threatened with ejection because of our public display of affection. The issue was clearly directed to us personally as there was a heterosexual couple also on the bus doing the same thing. They were, of course, not challenged regarding their behaviour, let alone almost forcibly removed from the bus tour. Our personal stories are very important. Please consider telling them to explain the impact of the current federal laws on our lives and the lives of our family members - you can make a confidential submission. Yours sincerely Irene Perkoulidis. -~  th pZh hA -tt,1h. A!"#$% @@@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DAD Default Paragraph FontRiR  Table Normal4 l4a (k(No ListHH  pZ Balloon TextCJOJQJ^JaJt "&t-vr %r -v00-vh0h0tt t vv-~~ssvv1L pZ+{ A@ /t`@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial5& zaTahoma"hҦ&Ҧ&q'q'!r4dss2X)?A2Oh+'0d   , 8DLT\ Normal.dot4Microsoft Office Word@@.@.q՜.+,0 px  's  Title  !"#&Root Entry Fm(1Table WordDocument.SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89qRoot Entry F<ɘ-1Table WordDocument.SummaryInformation( ,DocumentSummaryInformation8pCompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q՜.+,D՜.+,< px  's  Title4 $,