I've been told that they're a little like the American Constitution Party - I can't be bothered to actually find out because I'm pregnant and I have three braincells left. I'm busy rubbing them together to try and produce smoke or..I don't know, encourage them to make baby braincells or something. Or I'm lazy - pick one. Anyway...
The Australian Senate has 76 seats. Of those 76 seats, Family First has....one. They're generally considered to be batshit crazy right-wing conservatives - but they're still really loud and obnoxious and make everyone's heads spin around. Here's a quick rundown on some of their policies (anyone feel free to correct me if I'm just horrendously wrong here - this is all pretty much as far as I know/can tell):
Abortion: It makes them cry. In fact, when senate was trying to make it so that women whose babies were stillborn still received the baby bonus - they threw a tantrum, all worried that doctors were going to abort way late term babies just to get their patients money. I listened on the radio to them being told over and over that this would not happen and they continued to bitch...and bitch...and bitch. I get the worry - there are some fucked up people out there...but it's not a good enough reason to take away benefits from grieving mothers. Also, I'm pro-choice pretty hardcore, so they irritate me.
Surrogacy and Same-Sex Parenting: Family First believe that it is every child's fundamental right to have both a mother and a father. Ask them about single parents...go ahead...ask them. Think they'll go all mushy in the brain and try to change the subject? Nope. They're against single parenting too. They're pretty much against any parenting that doesn't involve both a mother and a father.
“It’s a disgraceful attack on the family and will cause immeasurable harm to those we must protect – children who are yet to be born,” she said. “You can only imagine the psychological implications for the child who is forced to live their life without a mother or father because two men or two women—or a single person—selfishly want to have a baby. In these cases the mother or father would cease to exist in law.” - Wendy Francis (Queensland Family First Candidate)Those cunts. How selfish of them to want to have a baby when they can't have the decency to be straight or to find someone to marry first.
In the news today I found this article. Apparently Wendy Francis uses Twitter (shock) and tweeted this little gem:
"Children in homosexual relationships are subject to emotional abuse. Legitimizing gay marriage is like legalizing child abuse," the message read.Apparently a media release on her website (which has since been deleted), also said this:
"Australia would never recover from legalizing gay marriage. Those who advocate this are not thinking of the dramatic consequences."
"Homosexuals who are pushing for this don't care about children; they care only about their selfish desires."FANTASTIC. Excellent. Now I feel nauseous for non-pregnant reasons. Thx Wendy.
Euthanasia: They're against it, stating that "the duty of health carers is to promote health, relieve suffering and safeguard life". ('relieve suffering'... um...that's kind of the point...)
Sexuality: While the Family First Party don't seem to hate the LGBT community outright - they have apparently deemed them unfit to be parents or legally recognized couples in any way. They are against same-sex adoption, lesbians using IVF, surrogacy, same-sex marriage and civil unions - using the tired old argument that marriage is between a man and a woman.
While they have other policies - these are pretty much the ones that inspire my rage right now. It should be pretty evident already that I have very little tolerance for those opposed to equal marriage and relationship rights for everyone. I know Bob Dylan was right - that the Times They Are A Changin'. But the road to that change is long, hard and paved with a bunch of douchebags trying to eat your feet.
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