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A VOTE FOR FAMILY FIRST IS A VOTE AGAINST JOBS
Gay rights advocates say Family First candidate, Peter Madden’s, opposition to gay tourism will cost Tasmanian jobs.
Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesperson, Rodney Croome said,
“A vote for Family First is a vote against the jobs that come from Tasmania being a friendly and welcoming destination for gay travellers.”
“The national and international gay tourism market is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year and any aspiring Tasmanian politician who says he doesn’t want a share of this market is costing our state jobs.”
“Tasmania deserves better than politicians who put their own narrow prejudices ahead of the state’s prosperity.”
Mr Madden says the state’s future is not represented by wind farms, gay tourism or festivals like Dark MOFO but lies in traditional industries like mining, forestry and agriculture.
“There’s room in Tasmania for a economic and cultural diversity”, Mr Croome said.
Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesperson, Rodney Croome