Evarist gets an award from a man in Y-fronts (it might be a Secret Service honey trap)
Has Evarist Bartolo ever done anything for anyone’s rights bar his own? I hadn’t noticed he was a major campaigner for gay marriage and gay adoption – had you?
There’s a Maltese gay rights group called Gay Exiles (I thought this meant gay people who swim there, but apparently not). It is represented by ‘envoy’ Russell Sammut, who presented Evarist Bartolo with their 2012 Soldier Award because:
The Hon. Bartolo has fearlessly defended the rights of Malta’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) community, who continues to be treated as second class citizens under current law.
Or rather, he tried to present it to him, but Evarist didn’t turn up to the Gay Pride march because he had a subsequent engagement.
This is how they chose him:
A Recipient is selected annually through a rigorous public and inter-organizational voting system in which both the general public and minority rights NGOs, including the Malta Gay Rights Movement, the Maltese Gay Community, Drachma and other contributors elect a member of the community who has demonstrated commitment and dedication to advance equal rights in Malta.
This is why they chose him:
Bartolo has campaigned and spoken publicly for many years to protect and advance human rights in Malta. Bartolo would have like to attend the celebrations in person as he has done in the past but had other engagements abroad.
And this is Russell Sammut:
Sexy, eh? Dawk il-Y-fronts, God bless. I don’t know at which point it became OK for a senior politician to accept an award from a man who poses in his underpants, while it remains unacceptable for a senior politician to accept anything at all from a woman who does the same.
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Hilarious.
Nispera li ma tarahx Marlene Mizzi.
So they did not give this award to Cyrus. I wonder Y.
Maybe because Varist looks sexier?
Hmmm.
Jaqq, what a turn off. And those pants…
2nd time around daph, seems you like them!
Have you ever considered a job as a baggage handler seeing that you re so efficient ar handling your own baggage?
You have put me off the Parma ham and Milano sausage hanging on the deli counter of my favourite supermarket.
Allahares il-gays kollha li naf kienu travestija ta’ ragel, bhalek.
Nahseb qatt ma ftaht magazine, la tara tv u qatt ma smajt b modelling portfolio, dawk ftit ritratti min sitt photosessions! Qatt rajt il kappella sistina? Shock horror kollha nudi! Grow up vera ma ghandkomx xi tghidu jew qatt ma hrigtu mid dar! Hugs xxx
Modelling portfolio? Are modelling standards now so low?
Wikipedia reports that “According to the New York Better Business Career Services website, the preferred dimensions for a male model are a height of 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) to 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), a waist of 30–35 in (76.20–88.90 cm) and a chest measurement of 36–40 in (91.44–101.60 cm).
Male runway models have been noted as being skinny and well toned.”
I don’t see you in there, Russell.
Hey Dephne, he looks much better in his undies, than you do fully cloathed beliebe me. You should be ashamed of your words!
[Daphne – When was the last time you saw me fully clothed, Glenn, or saw me at all.]
Absolutely revolting pictures.
Kemm huma nies tan-nejk, Evarist u shabu.
What’s next? Jozef getting an award from Nuxellina in underwear for promoting animal rights.
I give my budgies the mixed formula, dried fruits and all, nothing extraordinary really.
I sooooooo didn’t need to see that.
Anyway, a man gets awarded with a dubious award by a man in Y-fronts and suddenly he becomes an ‘equality activist’?
Have all intelligent life forms left the island?
Where is that Egyptair puke-bag again?
It’s full already.
This reminds me of that Cottonera gay porn star around this time last year – Manu Maltese, a big Joseph fan.
Also, since when are people officially classified as ‘queers’ too? And why asexuals also be thrown in the lot? Asexuals?!
@ Ian
He must have been referring to plants. Xi gidra bhalu.
As far as I know, asexuals lack any sexual interest and do not have any sexual orientation. LGBT are classified (probably not the right word) as having a specific sexual orientation, but asexuals have none. it is the first time I read that asexuals have been included in an orientation category.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/cyrus-engerer/moviment-wie%C4%A7ed-favur-l-ugwaljanza-diskors-ta-cyrus-engerer-pride-2012/433047346735963
Will someone please explain what rights are denied an asexual?
Mr Sammut and Mr Bartolo should go campaigning for gay rights in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, and if they get out of there alive and their ‘honour’ unsullied, they would deserve a Gay Soldier Award.
Insew lil Cyrus.
Boo hoo hoo hoo.
Hawwadna halli nifmuk, Jeff:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120701/local/JPO-will-not-vote-in-election.426647
Ghadek ma xbajtx taqa’ ghac-cajt?
Lanqas hu ma jrid jammetti l-gravita ta’ x’ghamel.
“It wasn’t a drastic act” (voting against Richard Cachia Caruana.)
He won’t vote but will contest on the PN ticket in the election following this one.
In other words, he wants Labour in government and plans to come back from the wilderness to lead us into the promised land.
A sabbatical from gonziPN to come back to what, a chaos he would have helped create, enabling Labour to power, perversely boosting his popularity?
The man’s a genius.
Maybe John Dalli is planning a comeback.
That is why he ‘listens’ to Enya’s “only time”. He thinks that after the coming election, Gonzi will be ousted and he will be welcomed back with open arms.
Dak biex jara min se jittallab l-aktar ghal vot. Jew il-PN, jew MLP… jew inkella lil dik li ccapcap wara Joseph Muscat.
Ma jafx fejn se jaqbad ihabbat rasu.
Meta jkollu vot f’idejh, bhal fil-mozzjonijiet, juzah biex jaghmel hsara lil pajjiz u biex iwegga’ l-poplu li eleggieh biex jirraprezentah. Jew biex itajjar lil gentlomi li jaghmlu l-gid, bhal Richard Cachia Caruana minn posthom.
Meta issa ghandu l-akbar dmir li jivvota biex jaghzel gvern li jista’ jkompli jkattar il-gid ghall-pajjiz kollu, mhux se jivvota. Imbaghad trid thambaq fuq id-demokrazija, Jeffrey? Il-vera purcinell.
U jekk mintix se tivvota, zommha ghalik, Jeffrey. Mela trid tara min se jaghmillek l-akbar pjacir biex tivvotalu? Opportunist bla skrupli.
It is clear that Daphne and her scronies miss the point completely, and that is fine, you can rarely teach an aging dog new tricks… Particularly a bulldog who looks in the mirror and sees a well groomed bichon … The aim of the award is to show gratitude to people who do good for society, in this case honoring people who have the courage to stand up for equality. That is since homophobes the likes of DCG can only bring themselves to ever add insult to injury. And should you think that gays (and yes also asexuals too) are treated fairly in Malta then you should really inform yourself better.
[Daphne – It’s cronies, not scronies, though I understand that with Russell’s scrotum in our faces, you might have got a little confused. You are welcome to think of Evarist Bartolo as a soldier for equality. I happen to know he’s the sort of soldier who will lie in the trenches and play dead to avoid a bit of work, and whose idea of equality is being driven everywhere by his wife while practically living off her for rather a long time. But that’s by the by. If not giving a damn whether somebody is homosexual or heterosexual makes me a homophobe, then so be it. That’s exactly the way it should be. The trouble with people like you is that you actually WANT to be seen as special cases deserving of special treatment. I’m not surprised. There are plenty of women like that, who argue that they want equality when what they’re really after is preferential treatment.]
The gay community and our supporters do not feel the need to demean people on the basis of subjective moral norms, that we leave to the enlightened religious and bulldogs who think they are prettier than a sexy cub in underwear.
[Daphne – Ah, that’s another thing. Women did not fight to get taken seriously by posing in their knickers wearing sailor caps. This is exactly what I mean when I say that you can’t have it both ways – an unfortunate choice of expression in the circumstances, but there you go.If a gay man wants credibility, he’s got to present himself in exactly the same way that a straight man who wants credibility presents himself. There are no special rules for gays. You can’t pose in your Y-fronts, however sexy a cub you are, and expect to be appointed to the board.]
At least the pics of Russell have good lighting, nice angles and a handsome specimen… They are tasteful, unlike the bitter comments above which are packed with resentment, hate and attempts to belittle. The award elevates recipients and empowers gays, homophobia jabs and bullies… We will let those who have their priorities in check decide for themselves which is more socially productive and culturally beneficial.
Gays have been pushed around long enough, we have been spat at, beaten, told to just deal with it and denied basic rights. It is a positive thing to give a pat on the back to those who go out of their way to help our cause. That is ALL the soldier award does. Your empty words of hate, filled with attempts to ridicule and demean those who deserve to be elevated will get nowhere in modern society. It just shows your true colors, and let me clarify to you, it is not a rainbow!
So before you cast your stones ask yourself “what have I done that is of real benefit to society” and for the love of “Christ” do get a doctor to correct your vision before looking in the mirror next time you call others “ugly”.
[Daphne – Did I call Russell ugly? I did not. I merely pointed out that it is a very bad idea to pose for photographs wearing Y-fronts and a sailor cap, whether you are a man, a woman, gay or straight. I repeat: there are no special rules for homosexuals. That is exactly what you want, but when you get it, you then insist on special rules, including the right to be taken seriously when photographed in Marks & Spencers Y-fronts.]
Women even took their bras off in public to demonstrate for equality!
[Daphne – No, actually they didn’t. That’s an urban legend.]
And gays ARE special cases, there should be laws to protect the special case.. When people are abused they deserve special attention until reparations are made. When society matures to treat everyone equally then we can stop making special cases… We will not only have it both ways but we will ensure that people with your mentality will be pushed by the wayside… You are a homophobe, in denial.
[Daphne – I’m afraid that it is you who has the problems, Rita. I have no problem with you, but you clearly have a problem with me. I can’t stand the ‘militant gays let’s stick together’ approach. I never approved of women’s networks, either. My philosophy: stay in the mainstream, because there are enough people trying to shove you into the puddles without obliging them by doing it yourself.]
Could someone please define this new “asexual” creature? Is it some neologism for “eunuch”?
I have always admired you, DCG. I know that your intention is not to be admired and to actually state what might be true to you, though your article to me sounds like a homophobic attack and I must admit that I’m truly disappointed.
Especially when it comes to the comments written under your article. In which people took advantage on what you wrote to rant against those, myself included who have different sexual preferences.
Regards,
Warren Finn
[Daphne – Dear Warren, I write about homosexual issues in the same way I write about women. I consider to be any treatment of either as a special case to be offensive, and that includes the patronising ‘jahasra’ tone that accompanies most such public views. Just as I don’t distinguish between women and men, except for the obvious fact that women have babies etc, so I don’t distinguish between gay and straight. I really don’t give a damn. That is what vociferous gay rights speakers are supposed to want, but when they get it, they get upset. They actually seem to want to be acknowledged for being gay, which is completely different from being taken as part of the crowd like everyone else. The comments beneath the posts: this is a free debate. It means you will sometimes read things that upset you, just as I sometimes read things that upset me, even here.]