Candidates ’should declare sexual preference’

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/01/2078649.htm

You gotta let these bigots know that we oppose their views.
http://www.familyfirst.org.au/contactus.php

I’m writing to express my disgust at comments reported in the Courier Mail today, made by Ben Jacobsen, Family First’s candidate for Leichhardt in Queensland.

A person’s sexual preference has no baring on their ability to represent an electorate. Nor does a person’s sexual preference infer what kind of values a person has.

Ben Jacobsen on the other hand has shown that his values are bigoted and discriminatory. He is reported to be “against gay relationships”. This is an unacceptable position for a political candidate to hold in a country like Australia. It’s completely discriminatory and makes him unfit to be candidate, and certainly unfit to represent the electorate of Leichhardt. They deserve better.

It won’t make any difference. But it’s better than being silent. At least this candidate has declared his bigotry. The Nationals candidate for the same electorate declared his sexism recently as well. I hope these declarations have made it easier for the people of Leichhardt to choose their vote. But the electorate is in far north Queensland… sexism and homophobia is as ingrained in that corner of Australia as sunshine.

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