David the recent contestant in Australia's Big Brother, the openly gay Queensland farmer has made no secret over his desire to get into politics. But his political leanings are right wing with the extrodinarily homophobic National party.
In his own words he want's to push a gay agenda through this party. Now forgive me for my cynicism, this is a party which is right wing, Christian Fundamentalist and thinks poofters are the scum of the earth.
But yet this yokel wants to join them? Give me a break mate!
Number one I thinbk david is a looney bin doing more damage to gay rights in his stint on Big Brother than the gay hairdresser (don't ask me for names because I have no idea). He might be a smart lad I have no idea, but to cry every five minutes, act like a total drama queen in arguments storming off and throwing little hissy fits and now wanting to support an anti gay political party?
How do you spell internalised homophobia?
I personally have a huge issue with gay people who support conservative right wing politics, and I am not ashamed of saying this. Several weeks ago I got all heated at a dinner party when a fat suburban queen indicated that he was a huge John Howard supporter. I was incensed and very pissed off at the short sighted, me me me attitude this showed. Not to mention the total lack of self respect and obvious disdain he was showing anyway for all things gay.
I saw a great comment about the right wing gay guys recently, suggesting if you are gay and you support right wing politics then you are supporting the re-criminalisation of homosexuality and supporting the pushing back into the closet of gay people just to mention two issues.
Sure sometimes it is important to work from within a political party to effect change, but in this case it's tantamount to saying that it is OK to marginlise and discriminate against minorities and we shoudl be thankful for anything we get given.
Well I for one hope that David wakes up and smells the coffee. If he wants to push gay rights join a party that cares not a party which actively discriminates.
