Alfred Sant was very up front at the last election when he was asked about gay issues. He said that Labour was against discrimination against gay people and supports civil partnerships but does not support gay marriage. I am sure that Muscat will hold the same positions on these issues and be more comfortable with gay people just because he is from a different generation. Plus he voted favorably on gay issues in the European Parliament along with the other two Labour MEPS.

PN MEPS on the other hand voted against resolution condemning homophobia – what sort of a message is that?! These votes need to be publicized more in the gay community so that the PN is held politically accountable for them. Also all gay people who blindly vote PN because that is what their family tradition dictates need to be given a wake up call. And those gays working with them should be “outed” if they take unfavorable stances on gay issues.

To quote Justyne Caruana referring to the Nationalists “Tahsbux li dawn jixtiequlna xi gid tafux.” Anzi, nzid “jixtiequlna kull deni”. Also don’t forget that Lawrence Gonzi is a declared homophobe – someone that considers us to be so sub-human that he would not consider allowing a gay person to work on his team. The choice is so clear Caphenni. Vote PN you get a party led by a declared homophobe that believes homophobia is a good thing and has done nothing positive for gay people in the 20 years it has been in power. Vote Labour you get a party that is against discrimination and has voted in our favor consistently on gay issues.

One thing I can say with certainty, if PN goes all out against the introduction of civil liberties and goes all Jesus’-elvesy on us – it’s going to be an all out war! :D

@Unclue Fester – I am fully aware of all the points you brought up. And I do feel that I should vote for the party that respects my dignity and rights as a gay man. However, that is only if I see that both parties are competent to run the country. If I am a single-issue voter and only vote for the party that is ok with gay rights but incompetent when it comes to running a country as a whole, I will be acting very selfishly, like hunters or something.

Then again – I do not necessarily think the PN has proven itself to be very competent either – they’re just better at marketing, and they look so good because we compare them to the disorganised and badly run MLP.

I’m hoping that in the coming months and years Joseph Muscat will change his party enough for me to be able to vote for MLP.

Farewell, then, Joseph. If you’re reading this, and ever need to hire a consultant for the party, I’m game. Against a hefty, well-deserved fee of course.

[Moderator – What on earth is that press release? ‘In the far north of the EU, Finland’s Social Democratic Party elected a woman …’ Oh, no, they’ve elected a woman – run for the hills!]

I thought you meant ‘erection is five years off’ ya know with all the anatomical discourse going on here…taf int, Lejber using ‘The Only Way is Up Viagra oh I mean Lejberrrr’ thingy song last erec…erm election.