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MP arrested over ‘attack on son’ wants “child centered” marriage

9:33am Tue May 15th

Tory MP Craig Whittaker has come out against same sex marriage. Along with his statements that equality will lead to polygamy, three-way marriages and “who knows what else”, he says:

“Marriage has a unique place in our society. It is a bedrock institution and the most stable environment for raising children. Redefining marriage would make marriage adult-centred rather than child-centred.”

Scrapbook finds it somewhat ironic that Craig Whittaker is telling people about the best way to raise children – considering he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his own son on boxing day.

With the son concerned subsequently emigrating to, erm, Australia, the Calder Valley MP continued to dig a hole with this hilarious complaint about the Halifax Evening Courrier:

Mr Craig Whittaker MP complained to the Press Complaints Commission that the newspaper had published a misleading article. The article reported that his son was moving to Australia after Mr Whittaker had allegedly assaulted him. However, it had failed to make clear that his son had been planning to emigrate prior to the alleged assault. The complainant considered that readers would be misled into understanding his son’s move was connected to the alleged incident.

Readers should keep an eye out for Whittaker — he drives around in a car with his own face printed on the side.

Tory MP: gay weddings will lead to child marriages and bigamy

9:57pm Thu April 19th

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A Conservative MP has responded to a constituent’s letter on gay marriage by comparing the practice to polygamy and underage unions.

In the letter, sent to Scrapbook via our tips box, Karl McCartney MP ranted that gay rights campaigners of “uprooting thousands of years of Christian tradition”. He then went on:

“Nor are you advocating multi-partnership marriages, nor a reduction in the age of permitted marriage. But if one takes your ‘arguments’ to any conclusion that is where we would end up.”

At least McCartney stopped short of invoking bestiality – unlike the current Conservative Party candidate for Mayor of London.

Some Tories were never interested in being detoxified.

Gay rights “waffle”: homophobic coverage of Bercow address to Queen

11:43am Wed March 21st

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John Bercow baffled many with his references to a “kaleidoscope Queen” in his tribute to the monarch yesterday. But with his connection to a gay rights group of the same name, the right wing press seems to have gone berserk — with write-ups of the event dripping with homophobia.

By comparison with their peers, The Daily Express was a model of moderation, reporting:

“Commons Speaker John Bercow provoked scorn yesterday after hailing the growth of gay rights while giving his speech to the monarch calling her “a kaleidoscope Queen of a kaleidoscope country.”

The Daily Mail, as one might well expect, was a little more hostile to Bercow, whose recently published coat of arms including an LGBT rainbow and pink triangles. Their article was headlined:

“Get on with it, you Bercow! Cameron looks ratty as Speaker hijacks the Queen’s Jubilee address to waffle on about gay rights”

But the award for foaming-at-the-mouth incensed bigotry has to go to Damian Thompson over at the Daily Telegraph, who wrote ranted:

“…who the hell allowed that creep Bercow to hijack the event with his self-serving PC drivel about the “Kaleidoscope Queen” – and, worse, to insert a thinly disguised plug for gay marriage into a loyal address? The man is a disgrace to our public life. I hope readers share my anger.”

They don’t mind gays or anything, just as long as they do it in the privacy of their own home away from the Queen.

Bigoted Cardinal O’Brien insists gay marriage is like slavery

9:18am Mon March 5th

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Scottish Cardinal and leading bigot Keith O’Brien took to the airwaves this morning, attempting to defend his Sunday Telegraph op-ed in which he described gay marriage as “grotesque” and “shaming the country”, comparing such unions with, erm, slavery:

Imagine for a moment that the Government had decided to legalise slavery but assured us that “no one will be forced to keep a slave”.

Suggesting that the language used was “inflammatory”, the Today Programme’s John Humphrys claimed many people would think it was O’Brien’s rant which was “grotesque”, before asking: “You’re a Cardinal. Should you be using that kind of language, comparing … gay relationships with slavery?”

Sounding unsure of himself, O’Brien tried to insist his analogy was fair (full interview):

“It’s a perfectly good example of what could happen in our own country”

As comedian Chris Coltrane put it earlier:

There is nothing natural about Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

Activists construct portrait of Rick Santorum entirely from gay porn

10:48am Wed February 22nd

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A group of LGBT activists have taken an original approach to attacking social conservative Republican hopeful Rick Santorum, depicting the religious right’s favourite son by making a portrait collage of entirely out, erm, of gay porn.

Since becoming one of the increasingly-dwindling hopeful few, Santorum has pledged that he will change the constitution to make gay marriage illegal, along with banning pornography.

Scrapbook wishes him luck with that one.

Child tells Tea Party candidate: “My gay mommy doesn’t need fixing”

11:55am Tue December 6th

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This video clip captures the moment when Tea Party darling Michele Bachman was taken to task on homophobia by, erm, an eight year old. As the Republican congresswoman leans in close, the boy named Ellijah whispers to her:

“Miss Bachman, my mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need fixing.”

Alleged philanderer Herman Cain’s departure from the Republican candidacy race left many fearing a more dull campaign.

It looks like Michele has stepped (un)ably into the breach once more.

Homophobic minister refuses to lift gay blood ban in Northern Ireland

3:03pm Thu September 22nd

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The Northern Irish health minister has ruled that the recently announced changes to blood donation rules, allowing gay men to donate for the first time, will not be implemented in Northern Ireland.

Edwin Poots, who may be familiar to Scrapbook readers as a self-described “opponent of evolution”, cited public safety regarding blood-borne diseases as the reasons behind his decision. But this flies in the face of the latest medical evidence, which concluded that the absolute ban could no longer be be justified.

Could the minister’s prejudice against gays have anything to do with his decision? Poots has previously made homophobic remakrs in the context of blood donation, suggesting in 2001 that homosexual blood donors would contaminate blood supplies with HIV. Also, as culture minister he made false accusations of discrimination against gay rugby team Belfast Titans, comparing the all-homosexual team to apartheid.

One wonders what evidence-based healthcare this “opponent of evolution” will be object to next.

Controversial American anti-gay “therapist” on tour in UK

4:21pm Mon June 13th

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One of America’s most controversial practitioners of psychological techniques to suppress homosexuality is currently on a tour of the UK. David Pickup addressed a gathering at London’s Christian Legal Centre on Thursday and will speak again at a full-day event in Belfast tomorrow. Literature outlines a programme which will cover “therapeutic responses” to “resolve identity conflicts by leaving unwanted homosexual feelings”.

Pickup works for Healing For The Soul, a Christian organisation with close links to Exodus International, who generated a scandal for Apple over an application for the iPhone which claims to “cure” gay people.

Exodus International is targeted at "homosexual strugglers"

Amusingly enough, bloggers tore Pickup to pieces for this (unintentionally) homoerotic advert, in which he encourages gay men to “go deep” and feel their “increasing manhood”.

It sounds to us like he is in denial.

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