World Congress Of Bigots Doesn't Have A Venue For Their Conference Which Is On Saturday

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/27/1324919/-World-Congress-Of-Bigots-Doesn-t-Have-A-Venue-For-Their-Conference-Which-Is-On-Saturday

Okay, this is just hilarious. The group that has been doing the anti-gay work in Russia and Uganda, the so-called "World Congress of Families", is supposed to be having a conference in Melbourne in Australia this Saturday.

The event is supposed to have very high profile speakers, such as Robert Clark, the attorney-general of the Australian state of Victoria, the Australian federal government's Minister for Families Kevin Andrews, and ultra-conservative South Australia Senator Cory Bernardi, whose infamous comparison of marriage equality to bestiality drew outrage and led to his resignation from a position in the government.

The conference has been covered in Australia's media, and has not gone unnoticed by LGBT equality groups. The truly frightening nature of the group, which is so much more than opposition to marriage equality, has drawn severe condemnation and threats of demonstrations at the event.

Something you may be surprised to learn about me is that I actually live in Melbourne. The reason I'm in tune to American affairs is that much more is happening with regard to marriage equality in America than Australia. On the 16th of this month, I went to a pro-marriage equality rally in Melbourne, and heard that WCF had to keep changing where the conference would be held.

Now there seems to be some more explanation for that. The ice-cold reception that Melbourne has given the group is now raising a question as to whether the conference can even happen at all. A combination of security concerns following threats of protests, as well as a lack of venues who want to take them, have them struggling to find a place to go.