Redneck. As a poofter who has just spent six months in Europe, I can assure you "BUTCH Redneck!", the European poofters are still fighting for social justice for all poofters around the world.

By the way did you know that they hang teenage gays for being gay in the middle east, and the sucicide rate for teenage gays in Australia has not reduced, especially in rural Australian areas. Gays and lesbians are still being bashed and murdered around the world, as well as Australia. There again, I'm sure this is concern to you!

Just thought you would like to know, me not being a left,right or centre. Me just a poofter who accepts you for what you are!

Hilarious. 'Left wing poofters' indeed.

Just ask David Flint, Alan Jones, Christopher Pearson... and that's just off the top of my head.

Seriously, I think that homosexuality is probably spread across the political spectrum, as it is in society. Politically, it would only count where parties (and their local representatives) are seen to be anti-gay, rather than pro-equality.

I really don't think homosexuality is the major election issue - this time anyway - that some would like it to be.

I've been trying to work out if Leigh's post from the other day is worth responding to. Undecided so I'll go anyway, it's sunday night and why not.

"I continue to be amused by the little darlings who take pain to assure me that they are not homosexuals themselves"
- Possibly because most want you to understand that it's not just gays who care about this issue.

"they lurk until a suitable victim comes along – usually an older, conservative person they deem out of touch with today’s ‘beautiful people’, and one not young enough to know all the answers like the young and beautiful do." - about as valid as one of Leigh's beloved lefties taking their kids to the front of a protest rally and then trying to blame the cops because their kids were exposed to the turmoil at the front of the rally. Leigh playing the victim, not so convincing.

"And so you should. It will be a mere irritation to old farts like me, but it will be your nemesis." - I'm old enough and conservative enough in my personal habits that it probably won't impact on me a lot. I would like my son to grow up in a world where his choices are not determined by the superstitions of others or the petty narrowness of others who need to suppress that which is different.

In regard to the suggestions that Leigh's homophobia may be indicating some denial his part a quick scan of web based material suggested a variety of causes for homophobia (some of which are not about an attraction for gay sex). Others are homophobic because of religious convictions or personal disgust at an act that should never be their business.

For some additional reading
- http://gayequalityandthelaw.townhall.com/g/f5ac65d4-8d30-4720-b8b6-6c2014ea87c2
- http://mentalhealth.about.com/library/sci/0602/blhomo602.htm
- http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0092656606000080
- http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327582ijpr1401_5

R0bert

Respect for gay people requires nothing more than providing equal legal obligations and benefits to all Australians regardless of their sexuality.

Candidates for elected office can demonstrate commitment to the human rights of all citizens they represent by agreeing to vote for the repeal of all discriminatory laws identified by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.

Leigh you astound me with your naivety or total ignorance
“I’ll settle for the relative harmlessness of religion any day.” you say.
Where are the gay wars around the world? Where are the great gay accumulations of wealth that churches hoard in the name of “the church” hoards that could have been distributed to the poor as a "Christian act"
To prefer religion to homosexuality because of some silly little sexual hangup is just plain silly.