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Be sincere when you grovel, and maybe
you will go unpunished
. . . but probably not.
Report for February 6,
2004
Homo-fascism is a worldwide movement. Consider
this story from Taiwan where the sodomites are demanding that a legislator
be "punished" for voicing an opinion on the practical results of
"same-sex unions." The man apologized TWICE, but Sodom's
commissars decided that his apologies were not sincere. Even if they had
been, it would not have made any difference. "Prejudiced, irrational
and ignorant views" about sexual perversion are "hate" and
all "hate" must be liquidated.
Gay rights groups in demonstration in front of DPP
headquarters
Amber Wang, Taipei, Taiwan
China Post, www.chinapost.com
Gay rights groups are contemplating a demonstration in front of the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei next week if the
DPP legislative caucus fails to punish a lawmaker for making anti-gay
marriage remarks.
DPP lawmaker Ho Shui-sheng came under pressure after he charged during a
legislative meeting on Thursday that same-sex unions would cause the
annihilation of the country because gay couples cannot produce offspring.
Amid mounting criticism, the lawmaker yesterday apologized twice to the
public and the homosexual community. He insisted that he was merely
expressing his medical opinions, not biases against gays and lesbians.
"Such a misunderstanding was caused by media reports," claimed
the surgeon-turned-politician.
But Ho failed to convince gay rights groups who demonstrated in front of
the Legislative Yuan yesterday that he felt sorry for what he said. The
groups vowed to stage a protest outside the DPP headquarters around noon
next Tuesday if the DPP legislative caucus made no move to discipline Ho.
In that case, over 30 gay rights group would rally in front of the DPP
headquarters when President Chen Shui-bian, who also doubles as the DPP
Chairman, is to attend a weekly meeting of the party's Central Standing
Committee.
"We cannot see any sincerity in his apology by reducing
the incident to a 'misunderstanding' caused by the media," said Wang
Ping, secretary-general of the Gender-Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan,
an organizer of yesterday's demonstration.
"We are appalled by the prejudiced, irrational and ignorant
views of lawmaker Ho who himself is a doctor," Wang said.
"We urge the DPP caucus not to let such an act of
discrimination and hate go unpunished."
The DPP caucus said it will decide on Ho's case during next week's regular
meeting.
With the DPP putting much emphasis on human rights as a foundation of the
country, gay rights advocates pointed out, the ruling party should enhance
human rights education for its members.
Ho, who blatantly told reporters that "there is nothing to apologize
about" earlier in the day, was pressured into showing some remorse
after gay rights advocates, opposition lawmakers and Vice President
Annette Lu criticized him.
Citing a human rights award which President Chen received in New York in
October, several opposition Kuomintang lawmakers called Ho's remarks
"a slap on Chen' face" and urged the president to show his
support for the homosexual community.
Lu, a long-time advocate of human and women's rights, told reporters that
the DPP government respects every individual's sexual orientation and that
Ho's remarks did not represent the official stance.
Lu added that the proposed human rights bill would acknowledge, protect
and respect homosexuals' rights to get married and adopt children.
Same-sex unions are still not legal in Taiwan, though a few gay couples
have held public wedding ceremonies in recent years.
Nevertheless, Lu herself became a subject of heated criticism when she
recently described AIDS as a "curse from heaven" and quoted a
theory which blames same-sex romance as the main cause of AIDS.
Homo-Fascism
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