Smoking healthier than gay marriage

hugstoall:

Some unbelievably homophobic quotes from Jim Wallace, head of the Australian Christian Lobby, during a debate at the University of Tasmania:

I think we’re going to owe smokers a big apology when the homosexual community’s own statistics for its health - which it presents when it wants more money for health - are that is has higher rates of drug-taking, of suicide, it has the life of a male reduced by up to 20 years.

But what I’m saying is we need to be aware that the homosexual lifestyle carries these problems and … normalising the lifestyle by the attribution of marriage, for instance, has to be considered in what it does encouraging people into it.

We have to accept the unfortunate levels of suicide, the unfortunate levels of excessive drug use (are) because of the nature of the lifestyle.

Only because “the nature of the lifestyle” includes harassment from homophobic bigots like you.

Australia - you are supposed to be relatively free of insane, hateful religious fundamentalists. Why are your universities even giving this man a political voice?

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hugs to all: marriage equality

hugstoall:

So New Zealand’s Marriage Amendment Bill passed its first reading 80-40 yesterday. Congratulations are in order for having a legislature that is only one-third bigoted and homophobic.

While there is still a year or so at minimum between this and actual marriage equality - legislation being the…

“Congratulations are in order for having a legislature that is only one-third bigoted and homophobic.”

Oh man. Spot-on, and somehow funny in a depressing way.