Let Charlie Fall In Love With Another Girl / Woman On Australia's Home & Away! Homosexual & Bisexual Rights!

This petition is a follow-up of my previous one - "Keep Charlie and Joey Together on Australia's Home & Away! Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Rights!" (http://petitions.tigweb.org/charlieandjoey)

It has become quite evident that Kate Bell, who played Joey Collins, will no longer be returning to the show. Unfortunately, the Home and Away writers have decided to throw the character of Charlie Buckton, played by Esther Anderson, back into a more 'normal' relationship with the character of Angelo.

Personally, I find that the Charlie-Angelo storyline is illogical and not believable for more than one reason:
~ Firstly, Angelo shot Jack, another officer and good friend of Charlie's, and tried to cover it up. Naturally, he got into trouble and was hated by everyone around him, including Charlie. It makes no sense that Charlie would suddenly fall in love with him when she was so unhappy that he had returned to Summer Bay.
~ Secondly, even if you are bisexual, you don't switch from liking girls to liking guys in a span of a few weeks, moreover to liking a guy who shot your good friend, even if by accident.
~ Lastly, and most importantly, Charlie claimed that she loved Joey. When you Love someone, you don't get over them that quickly, especially if the break-up was a devastating and difficult one, which was the case for Charlie and Joey. True Love is not just what your heart feels, it is also a deep bond and a strong commitment. If Charlie truly loved Joey that much, she wouldn't have started a relationship with Angelo.

There are many fans of the Charlie-Joey relationship, both from and outside the homosexual and bisexual communities that are enraged by the path Charlie's character is heading down. In fact, many of them feel that where redemption had been possible for Charlie in her relationship with Joey, that chance has now been snuffed out by her being with Angelo. Angry and disappointed comments are rampant on YouTube and some have even labelled Charlie as a "whore" (apologies for the quoting of such a crude word) because she seems to be unable to keep herself out of a man's bed.

I have thus started this petition to give Charlie another shot at a proper relationship with another girl/woman and to raise awareness of what Love in a same-gender relationship truly is.

Contrary to many people's belief, same-gender relationships are often much more long term than what was portrayed on the show, for the simple reason that the couple goes through more obstacles and difficulties together as they rebel against social stigma and 'norms'. As such, their relationship comes out stronger than before. It was unfair of Home and Away to end Charlie and Joey's relationship on a negative note simply because the masses couldn't accept it.

In truth, the masses have often been more wrong than right. It takes a minority of strong-willed people to fight and champion a good cause. Looking around at the world today, there is just too much hatred and war to condemn Love, even if you might not understand it in a same-gender relationship.

If you want to see Charlie in a proper relationship with another girl/woman, please do sign this...

PS: Once again, when you sign this, it'd be even better to both sign and comment. That way, if this makes it into the press, they'll get to see all your views and opinions. It'll be creating awareness and helping out the homosexual and bisexual community too. Please do not sign more than once though, as we want this to be as accurate as possible. THANKS!