Tuesday 25 August 2009

Times: PL condemns homophobic vandal attack «English/Malti»

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090825/local/pl-condemns-homophobic-vandal-attack
Tuesday, 25th August 2009 - 12:47CET
The LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) network within the Forum Żgħażagħ Laburisti has condemned the anti-gay messages sprayed on a man's house some days ago.
'No gays' was sprayed in huge black letters on the newly-restored walls of the man's house.

Besides being detrimental to the property of the person concerned, the message was also against the spirit of equality and respect for all people, irrespective of their sexual orientation.

The LGBT network hoped that such incidents would be rare and that those who were responsible would be made to pay for their actions.

The incident was reported in last Sunday's The Sunday Times.

[Click on the hyperlink above to view the comments on the Times' website.]

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MLP: Media Release
25 ta’ Awwissu 2009
http://www.fzl.org.mt/stqarrija.aspx?Id=19

Stqarrija maħruġa mill-Forum Żgħazagħ Laburisti – LGBT Network
Kundanna għall-attakk vandalu b’messaġġi omofobici

L-LGBT Network fi ħdan il-Forum Zagħzagħ Laburista tixtieq tikundanna l-att vandalu li seħħ il-ġimgħa li għaddiet fuq propjetà ta’ persuna, b’messaġġi omofobici.

Apparti li dan l-att vandalu huwa ta’ detriment għall-propjetà tal-persuni koncernati, inbagħat wkoll messaġġ diviziv ta’ diskriminazzjoni li tmur kompletament kontra l-ispirtu ta’ ugwaljanza u rispett lejn kull bniedem hu min hu u ta liema orjentazzjoni sesswali ikun.

Bħala LGBT Network nemmnu bil-qawwa kollha li l-omofobija ma tista qatt tkun skuzabbli u għalhekk nittamaw li incidenti bħal dawn ikunu ftit u rari u nisperaw li dawk responsabbli iħallsu il-prezz li jistħoqqilhom.

Albert Gauci Cunningham
LGBT Network
Forum Żgħażagħ Laburisti

Uffiċċju tal-Komunikazzjoni
Partit Laburista
Tel: 21 249 900 / 622

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