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12 Aug 11:09am

Filed under: Election 2010, Family First, Gay Adoption, Gay Marriage, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Wendy Francis

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Wendy Francis is the Family First Senate Candidate in Queensland who caused outrage at the weekend when some highly offensive claims about homosexual couples were posted on her Twitter page.

Self-proclaimed defender of Australian values Wendy Francis.

The @Wendy4Senate account, which displays all outward signs of being the work of the candidate herself, included this doozy: “Legitimising gay marriage is like legalising child abuse,” were posted, with no indication they were written by anyone but Francis.

In the face of national criticism, Francis yesterday put out a statement that was part apology, part claim of media victimhood and part a dump on her own staff.

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LC says:

11:49am | 09/01/11

@ Biteme “there is a mountains of research that shows same sex relationships are not as stable as heterosexual relationships. There is also mountains of evidence that sexually transmitted diseases, casual sex, and drug use is much more prevalent in homosexual relationships.” [citation needed] Read more »
LC says:

06:18pm | 08/01/11

That Francis woman can’t let Fiona go 15 seconds without saying “YOU’RE WRONG” “THAT’S A LIE” or “YOU’RE A FRONT FOR THE PORN INDUSTRY”. God, let the woman talk, er…, woman. Makes me so much happier I voted for the Sex Party, no way would I vote for any political… Read more »

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