Rainbow makeover for Court Arena?
A new Facebook group is calling for Australian Open fans to show their pride at this year’s event by covering Margaret Court Arena in rainbow flags.
The social media campaign, titled ‘Rainbow Flags Over Margaret Court Arena’, was set up in response to Margaret Court’s anti-gay comments last year.
“In response to Ms. Court’s dehumanising rant about the gay community, don’t give in to hatred or be silenced by apathy or fear,” the page’s call to action reads.
“We ask that you unfurl your rainbow flag in pride to support the gay community. Let’s ensure that this is the last generation of gay youth to be isolated by silence in the face of bigotry.”
Court condemned the push for marriage equality shortly after the ALP National Conference in December, saying she wanted to “protect families”.
The founder and senior pastor at Victory Life Church in Perth urged Australians to make a stand against same-sex marriage, saying no human law could ever change God’s divine laws.
“Politically correct education has masterfully escorted homosexuality out from behind closed doors, into the community openly and now is aggressively demanding marriage rights that are not theirs to take,” she said at the time.
Court said society was best served by strong family units that comprised a mum, dad and children and that there was no reason to put forward “alternative, unhealthy, unnatural unions” as a substitute. said.
Visit the Facebook campaign here.
