Leader Of Opposition Increases Issue Of Homophobia In Australia By Saying LGBT Community Are Threatening

The current Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives Tony Abbott, who could become the next Prime Minister of the country has done nothing to improve the issue of homophobia in Australia by responding to questions about his views on homosexuality in an interview with Australia’s Channel 9′s 60 Minutes program by saying:

“I probably feel a bit threatened, as so many people do. It’s a fact of life. I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.”

His comments have undoubtedly angered the LGBT community in Australia who have called his views dangerous, with one gay rights campaigner, Gary Burns, saying Abbott was acting like an “imbecile” and that “I think poor old Tony thinks it’s 1956…. “This is the 21st century.”

Focusing in on Abbott’s choice of wording, Burns also went onto question:

“Why is he using such dangerous words? How could he feel threatened? You know what I’m frightened by? Funnel-web spiders and crocodiles.”

Fierce in his criticism Burns is also passionate about showing Abbott the error of his ways saying he would happily spend time with the politician to show him that members of the LGBT community were hard working Australians and nothing to be scared of.

The convener of the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights, Anthony Bendall, has also added his voice to the criticism directed at Tony Abbott saying he should have kept his personal views to himself as they weren’t useful to teens struggling with their sexuality, stating:

“It certainly isn’t a very helpful comment in terms of trying to eliminate discrimination and homophobia,”