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Aussie 'Queers overboard' sparks backlash

Smeagol-Gollum
29-05-2004, 00:37
Queers overboard' sparks backlash
By Suzanne Carbone
May 29, 2004

David McCarthy says the move to ban same-sex marriages has made gay rights a major election issue.

"Last time it was children overboard, this time it's queers overboard."

David McCarthy, a gay activist who has been approached by the two major parties to stand for Federal Parliament, is horrified at John Howard's move to ban same-sex marriages.

Mr McCarthy, the co-convener of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, said the rights of gays and lesbians would now be a major election issue for homosexuals.

Victoria's gay lobby group, the ALSO Foundation, is already heading a national campaign for federal legislative reform, known as the Equal Rights Network. ALSO's executive officer, Adam Pickvance, said it was the first time gay and lesbian groups had joined to push for national reform, namely the recognition of de facto relationships in areas such as taxation, Medicare, social security law and defence force entitlements.

They will target marginal electorates and highlight how MPs vote to ban same-sex marriages. "I hope it will reveal the candidates and sitting members for where they stand on issues of basic human rights," he said.

Mr McCarthy said the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby would hold candidate forums in the Labor seat of Melbourne, held by Lindsay Tanner by 19.9 per cent , and the Liberal seat of Higgins, held by Peter Costello with 8.4 per cent.

The group would also distribute questionnaires to sitting MPs and candidates on issues including gay marriage and adoption, and release scorecards in the week before the election. "What we want is to be treated exactly the same as Janette Howard and Janine Lacy (Mark Latham's wife) and enjoy the same privileges that other Australians have," he said.

Mr McCarthy said both parties had approached him around February to stand for federal pre-selection. "I thought it was joke to be honest, simply because I'm not a member of either party," he said.

Mr Pickvance stressed that legislative reform was not solely a gay and lesbian issue. "This is about basic human rights and recognition of people. What John Howard is seeking to do is further exclude gay and lesbian people from society," he said.

SOURCE.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/28/1085641712098.html

COMMENT.
Yet again we see the Howard Government attempting to use the bigotry of some in an attempt at "wedge politics".
Last time it was the disgraceful lie that refugees were throwing their children overboard, this time its gays being targeted.
I doubt if the electorate can be so easily manipulated.
Send Howard home by Christmas.
Garaj Mahal
29-05-2004, 02:55
What kind of a moron PM do you Aussies have anyway? Jeez what an *embarassing* piece of dark-ages legislation he's proposing. I sure hope Howard doesn't speak for the majority of you folks.
Xenazwolia
29-05-2004, 03:04
The Howard government makes me ashamed to be an Australian citizen.

Close minded, ignorant pieces of.....grrrr. :evil:
Ryanania
29-05-2004, 03:16
The Howard government makes me ashamed to be an Australian citizen.

Close minded, ignorant pieces of.....grrrr. :evil:Why does the government make you ashamed of your heritage?
Bergine
29-05-2004, 03:27
:? Why does anyone care, if someones gay or not. It's their own descion, and way of life. I think everyone should just leave them alone.
Filamai
29-05-2004, 03:38
What kind of a moron PM do you Aussies have anyway? Jeez what an *embarassing* piece of dark-ages legislation he's proposing. I sure hope Howard doesn't speak for the majority of you folks.

The eyebrowed despot is definatly not representative of the majority of Australians.
Spherical objects
29-05-2004, 04:21
What kind of a moron PM do you Aussies have anyway? Jeez what an *embarassing* piece of dark-ages legislation he's proposing. I sure hope Howard doesn't speak for the majority of you folks.

The eyebrowed despot is definatly not representative of the majority of Australians.
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/earthgifs/world.gif

No he's not, that's for sure.
Smeagol-Gollum
29-05-2004, 06:58
What kind of a moron PM do you Aussies have anyway? Jeez what an *embarassing* piece of dark-ages legislation he's proposing. I sure hope Howard doesn't speak for the majority of you folks.

The eyebrowed despot is definatly not representative of the majority of Australians.
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/earthgifs/world.gif

No he's not, that's for sure.

Lets hope the polls hold, and we can throw him out.
Roania
29-05-2004, 06:59
Actually, according to my sources, he's bipartisanly supported. So, even if the next PM is Latham, there will be no change.

And what does it matter? I mean, Gay and Lesbian couples also got all the benefits of married couples. Or did that pass you by? Honestly...
Rotovia
29-05-2004, 07:04
I say send Johnny back to left of the Speaker.
Tuesday Heights
29-05-2004, 23:07
The term "Queers Overboard" makes me think of Navy sailors in their uniforms and how many gay boys' fantasies it is to dress like that.
The Sadistic Skinhead
30-05-2004, 03:51
The Howard government makes me ashamed to be an Australian citizen.

Close minded, ignorant pieces of.....grrrr. :evil:

i hear that
Raysian Military Tech
30-05-2004, 04:36
David McCarthy, a gay activist who has been approached by the two major parties to stand for Federal Parliament, is horrified at John Howard's move to ban same-sex marriages.horrified? "How dare they deny us the right to redefine marriage!!!!!!!!!!!"
Aryan Supremacy
30-05-2004, 04:48
They should shoot the lot of the fairy buggers.
Draconistarum
30-05-2004, 04:50
When I first read the title of this thread, I thought it was a new tv show. Probably because I'm not Australian.
Roania
30-05-2004, 04:50
They should shoot the lot of the fairy buggers.

Look who's talking... 'round these parts, we don't approve of threats of violence. However, you're all missing the point.

Yes, homosexuals are now barred from marriage or adoption. However, one of them can still adopt as a single parent, and they now get all the legal and monetary benefits that come from marriage.

And if that isn't all that matters, then what is?
Aryan Supremacy
30-05-2004, 05:18
Look who's talking... 'round these parts, we don't approve of threats of violence. However, you're all missing the point.

Yes, im talking, and i say they should all be shot. Thats not a threat of violence, thats a political opinion.

Yes, homosexuals are now barred from marriage or adoption. However, one of them can still adopt as a single parent, and they now get all the legal and monetary benefits that come from marriage.

So single homosexual guys can still adopt little boys without the law paying any attention? Whoever said truth was stranger than fiction was very right. :x
Roania
30-05-2004, 05:23
Well, in that case...it's my political belief that white supremacists should be knocked out, thrown in a hole, and then buried.

And that's an amazing talent you've got there, repeating what I said in a way that makes it sound awful.
Cappa De Latta
30-05-2004, 05:34
David McCarthy, a gay activist who has been approached by the two major parties to stand for Federal Parliament, is horrified at John Howard's move to ban same-sex marriages.horrified? "How dare they deny us the right to redefine marriage!!!!!!!!!!!"


Yours is the only intelligent post on here!
Sliders
30-05-2004, 05:41
Look who's talking... 'round these parts, we don't approve of threats of violence. However, you're all missing the point.

Yes, im talking, and i say they should all be shot. Thats not a threat of violence, thats a political opinion.

shooting someone = violence
_Taiwan
30-05-2004, 10:38
Good on Howard. In most western countries the majority of people oppose gay marriage.