New Aussie PM: No to Gay Marriage

[davidinalameda]

Australia has its first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, but it doesn’t look like she will be pushing for any changes as far as marriage equality Down Under goes.Gillard became prime minister Wednesday (Thursday in Australia) after Kevin Rudd stepped down in response to falling support in the Labor Party, which itself has been losing favor in opinion polls.

Rudd, who had been prime minister since 2007, was an opponent of marriage equality, telling Australia’s ABC Radio in 2009 that marriage should be between a man and a woman. “ is consistent with the policy that we took to last election,” he said, that the party "fully respects the integrity of same-sex relationships.”

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/06/23/New_Australia_PM_Gillard_Opposes_Gay_Marriage/

[xchrom]

1. She can go to Hell in a handbag. Nt

[alp227]

2. Even though she's not religious and never married?

SMH (shake my head, and just saw this article on the Sydney Morning Herald)

At least she's not the rabidly religious right anti-gay type like Tony Perkins or Wendy Wright. She's more of the "I have nothing against gays, but I prefer that marriage be heterosexual" type who's trying to satisfy both sides at once.