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Facebook goes gay

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Social media giant Facebook has waded into the divisive same-sex marriage debate in an unprecedented partnership with Australian marriage equality advocates. Corporate bully. From Tuesday, Facebook will give its 14 million Australian users the option of adding an Australian Marriage Equality banner to their profile pictures, in what AME hopes will demonstrate "the mainstream support" for the reform. The move comes amid an increasingly public discussion about same-sex marriage and LGBTI issues. On Monday, Fairfax Media reported leaked pamphlets - due to feature in an upcoming campaign against same-sex marriage - suggesting children of gay parents are more prone to "abuse and neglect".  The studies confirm this data that same sex marriage damages children, but of course all studies are screamed down not argued or examined but labelled. Homosexual marriage is has a moral crusade to it. This is the firs...

Dangerous Gay Crossing to be removed

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Oxford Street 's rainbow crossing could be ripped up as soon as Tuesday night, at a cost to ratepayers of $30,000, despite a last ditch-appeal for the O'Farrell government to change its mind. Roads Minister Duncan Gay insists the crossing poses a ''horrendous'' safety risk , by encouraging pedestrians to pose for photographs in the way of traffic. But the City of Sydney council, which commissioned the audit Mr Gay cites as evidence of that risk, has a different interpretation of its data. Lord mayor Clover Moore said any safety risk could be managed by having either police or security staff monitoring the crossing at night. For its part, the audit report by Bitzios Consulting offers some support to both positions. The report showed the only accident during the month the Taylor Square crossing has been in place was when someone on drugs ran in front of a motorcycle, in an incident unrelated to the crossing. But it did say that, with a large number of ...