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Democrat bows out with gay rights call
Written by Peter Hackney   
Monday, 05 January 2009 11:38
The sole remaining Australian Democrats politician in office is bowing out of parliament with a call for greater same-sex rights, and a promise to continue to fight for GLBT rights.

Outgoing South Australian Democrat Sandra Kanck says she believes “all human rights, including same-sex rights are worth fighting for”, and has committed to marching in South Australia’s Gay Pride March next year.

Writing in blaze, SX’s sister publication in South Australia, Kanck said, “You might ask why. After all, I am shortly resigning from parliament, so I do not need your vote.

“I do so because homophobia and the legal discrimination that goes with it is not tolerable. By participating, I make a statement about the unacceptability of such discrimination.”

Kanck cautioned against the growth of religious fundamentalism in Australia’s federal and state parliaments, which she said was reflected by a rise in conservative MPs.

“The presence of Family First and conservative Labor MPs is just one warning of the potential for a new era of intolerance,” she wrote.

Kanck, who has previously aroused controversy by supporting voluntary euthanasia, and for advocating the use of MDMA (ecstasy) as a therapeutic drug, announced her resignation on November 7.

The Democrats will choose her replacement on January 13.

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