From Australia we have a new convergence of sex and politics: Australian Sex Party launches on Thursday
The party’s provocative and potentially alienating name was a decision the group wrestled with, Ms Patten said.
“We felt that – sex in a crowded room – now we’ve got your attention. It’s half the problem with politicians, because they still giggle when they say the word sex, and that’s why we have such idiotic policies at state and federal levels,” she said.
Somehow I am guessing that the giggling is unlikely to end anytime soon.
The party is in the formative stages, needing 500 members to register for legislative elections. However, they appear to have a natural constituency from which to draw those members:
Ms Patten said there had already been a lot of interest from potential members.“We’ll probably have our 500 members by the time we launch on Thursday. But there’s four million customers of adult shops in Australia.”
The party’s raison d’etre for the party is anti-censorship–including a mandatory internet filter (via the Courier-Mail): Rudd Government’s internet filter to block up to 10,000 ‘unwanted’ sites.
The party’s site (which is SFW, so sorry to disappoint) is here: The Australian Sex Party.
h/t: F&V.
