Tag: Senator Canavan

Mental health expert attacks Canavan’s ‘grow a spine’ comment on marriage equality | Australia news | The Guardian

Patrick McGorry says Matt Canavan’s call for yes campaigners to ‘stop being delicate little flowers’ was ‘very regrettable’

Source: Mental health expert attacks Canavan’s ‘grow a spine’ comment on marriage equality | Australia news | The Guardian

Mental health groups sound alarm over dramatic same-sex marriage survey spike

Opponents: Lyle Shelton, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby and Karina Okotel, vice-president of the ...

“A culture has developed whereby it’s acceptable to vilify, mock, abuse and shame anyone who stands in the way or even raise questions about whether we should legalise same-sex marriage. I have been called a homophobe, a bigot and been told that my views are disgusting,”

(No Voters & Right wing Press Claiming Victimhood.  Senator Canavan tells yes voters and their kids to get a spine)

“Senator Canavan, a Nationals MP who said people should stop being “delicate little flowers”.

“Can’t we just all grow a spine and grow up? The debate hasn’t been that bad,” Senator Canavan said in response to warnings from the National Mental Health Commission last week. The worst of the debate had actually come from “vile tweets and statements we’ve heard from ‘yes’ campaigners”, he said.

Source: Mental health groups sound alarm over dramatic same-sex marriage survey spike