MR.GAY WORLD PRAISE BLOCKED IN PARLIAMENT
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A motion for Parliament to congratulate South Africa’s new Mr. Gay World winner, Francois Nel, has been blocked by the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+).
The ‘motion with notice’ was proposed by the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition, on Tuesday and submitted to all parties in Parliament.
The motion congratulated Nel, who on Sunday became the second South African in a row to be crowned Mr. Gay World, and also noted that Johannesburg had been selected as the host for the 2012 pageant.
These kinds of motions are regularly issued by Parliament, as was the case in this week’s motion congratulating the South African cricket team’s success at the World Cup over the weekend.
According to DA MP Gareth Morgan, the ACDP and the FF+ were the only two parties to object to the Mr. Gay World motion, effectively blocking it from going to the floor.
“The ACDP said that they objected based on their religious views,” Morgan told Mambaonline.com. He expressed his disappointment at the blocking of the motion.
“The motion aimed to praise an outstanding young man who is an ambassador to South Africa and who, among other things, is expected to promote issues like equality and tolerance in society,” he said.
“I am exceptionally disappointed that the parties found reason to object to it. There should be no debate on equality. And there is nothing objectionable about equality.”
The two parties, and the ACDP in particular, have made their anti-gay sentiment clear in the past and are opposed to South Africa’s same-sex marriage rights.
oh dear. so much for gay rights !!! Just proof again that the ff+ and acdp are two faced…… my God forgive them
yeah for the others!. I am sad about the view of the acdp and the FF+ but this does not come to me as a surprise. What I do find positive though that only two parties objected, meaning the rest is cool with it!! A good thing especially since this include the major parties.
democracy???. Is that deomocracy when virtually non existant parties with less than 2 percent of the seats can impose their will over the remaining 98 percent..
That is nonsense
Someone should explain to them the values of our contsitution . If they are acting against the constitution and it’s values , they should be asked to go and justify themselves in front of the HRC !!
the need. i am hoping Judge Cameron is reading this – maybe he should stand against this as well
I’m TIRED. …… of living in a world where I’m constantly bombarded with anti-WHO-I-AM sentiment. Why the hell did my soul choose this experience? I’m sick to the depths of my soul and tired to the bone of constantly having to validate who I am and to fight for rights that should be mine without question……. FUCK the Freedom Front and the ACDP and every human being that would deny my my place in the sun! Sorry, just venting. But really, I am tired……GAY people, we are strong. What weakling would choose an existence like the one I described? ONLY THE STRONG ONES!
azayin. well said i agree
Mr Gay World. Congratulations !!!
well when you are back why dont you walk into parliament and make a stand – the public are allowed to – make sure the TV and press are present make your statement and get all the other countries to join in
Good idea, but. Good idea, but he is from Pretoria and not in CT at the moment.
Good Idea. Yes, i am sure we can scrape together 499 for a kulula flight to cape town?
Disgraceful!. “The motion aimed to praise an outstanding young man who is an ambassador to South Africa and who, among other things, is expected to promote issues like equality and tolerance in society,” he said.
“I am exceptionally disappointed that the parties found reason to object to it. There should be no debate on equality. And there is nothing objectionable about equality.”
Disgraceful!
equality. lets face it the freedom front is made up of dinosaurs who spent their lives denying other people equality ,why should they change now…They will die out before long.
It is just a disgrace they are still allowed a voice in a democratic dispensation.
They must just be treated with the contempt they have always deserved.
as for the acdp , they are neither Christian, Democratic or a real Party. Just spam their offices with mails telling them to keep their prsudice to themselves.
F@ck ACDP, FF+. I say F@ck Y’all to these hate-monger pieces of excrement, especially the ones calling themselves “christians”…
Just leave us gays alone, and keep on breeding so that we can have more guys & gals added to our queer family…….
Just remember, somewhere a member of ACDP or FF+ has a son or daughter who is snogging their b/f’s or g/f’s!!!!!
Let us make ourselves heard!. Dear Francois,
Now is your chance to let us have our say!
We should all, congratulate you i mean, if we can congratulate the cricket, then we can surely congratulate you?
Are we going to take this lying down?
More disappointed. I am very disappointed in our two parties who felt the need to block this motion, in light of our constitutional rights.
However, i am even more surprised at how we can comment and get upset because of this.
Now if we can only approach the inequality of race division within our gay community with the same spirit, imagine what we could become, a shining light to the nation from a diverse perspective.
Use this anger and voice to rid the racial divide within the gay society, opt for black, indian and coloured representation and vote for a non-white MR GSA!
Show to us and the world that we can turn this around and be more inclusive…
This is what your energies should be focused on, being a shining light at the end of the tunnel, a glimpse of hope to the hopeless in this country who are not free to live and be open to love who they want to. this should be across racial barriers… and dont create closed groups to keep a certain race group out! not fair!
The second South African in a row to be crowned Mr. Gay World. Where are all these fantastics bodies when I go out cruising?