"Now, it might be that I am out of step with many of you here in this Chamber – and I might even be out of step with some in my party – and I’m certainly out of step with Prime Minister Rudd on this issue – but I stand here today to let him and everyone else know that second best is no longer an option.
I am no longer content to accept the crumbs from the table.
I am no longer willing to accept a reinforced second-class status. I am longer prepared to accept a proposition that my married friends’ relationships are intrinsically superior to my relationship," – Australian member of parliament, Ian Hunter. Meanwhile, right-wing maverick Nicolas Sarkozy has appointed an openly gay man to his cabinet – and a Mitterrand too.
The Dish 