The Editor, Sir:

The campaign for gay rights does not end with the entitlement to Cabinet membership. Its sights are set on same-sex unions, same-sex marriages.Where is the line to be drawn? Is there a line to be drawn?

Each society is defined by the values it upholds. It is these values that determine which behaviour is to be encouraged and which is just to be frowned upon and even sanctioned.

Values inherently involve prejudices. For example, we are prejudiced against incest and prostitution. Should we now be required to recognise the rights of incesters and prostitutes and find accommodation for them in the Cabinet?

The family unit which is the cradle of our society's values is already under severe stress. It needs to be protected and strengthened, not further undermined by endorsement of lifestyle practices which contradict the relationships on which families are founded.

Your editorial could have benefited from deeper thought.

I am, etc.,

BRUCE GOLDING

Prime Minister