I am not Australian, but I have read about the homophobia in Australia and I`ve got to say the gay storyline with Chris is terrible. I don`t think James Mason is a bad actor but I do believe that the writers don`t seem invested in the character being gay. Chris hardly kisses guys he did have one boyfriend Aidan but their relationship was so unromatic and very passionless. The writers basically just had Aidan and Chris be friends and not gay lovers. I have never seen a gay character be so ungay EVER.

I understand Neighbours is family oriented show, but the conservative nature of the program seems to be constraining the writers and it does hurt the charactrer Chris. Since Chris can`t be romantic, or have a real romance it means the character rings false something is terribly wrong. I doubt the Neighbours writers are going to address this though given the fact the spoilers indicate Chris is going to date a woman in the next few weeks. I guess the Neighbours writers made their decision.