Aussie Rugby Star “Emma and I Decided Not To Get Legally Married til Our Gay Friends Can Do the Same

[WillParkinson]

http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/11/Oct/0801.htm



WELLINGTON, October 8, 2011 A leading Australian rugby player and committed Christian, David Pocock, took time out from preparations for Sunday’s World Cup quarter final clash with South Africa in Wellington, New Zealand, to ‘come out’ in support of marriage equality.

He said that he and his female partner will not marry until their gay friends can.

Australian Marriage Equality National Convener, Alex Greenwich, welcomed Mr Pocock’s statement saying it shows support for the issue is increasingly widespread in all sections of Australian society.

“David Pocock’s strong support for equality will have a dramatic impact in a sports-mad nation like Australia,” Mr Greenwich said.

“David’s stance also sends out the message that marriage equality is a reform Christians can and should support.”

[Botany]

1. He looks like a real sissy

:rofl:

[William769]

3. He can tackle me any day!

[William769]

2. What a great story to start the day, Thanks Will!!

And thank You David for your stance & standing up for our community it's greatly appreciated!

Recommended.

[Lint Head]

4. A noble gesture.

[joeybee12]

5. KNR..a very good looking bloke indeed!

[WillParkinson]

6. Dude...

Why you always trying to steal my future ex-husbands? :P

[joeybee12]

7. Hey, you can "borrow" him...

I'm not greedy! :evilgrin:

[Amimnoch]

8. K&R, wonderful to know, but really not all that suprising.

Rugby is and has always been my favorite sport. I played for the Houston Roughnecks, and the Houston heat for a bit of time. Rugby is definitely one sport where the VAST majority that I've met are open minded.

[racaulk]

10. That has been my experience as well.

I played with the Atlanta Bucks years ago, and we played traditionally straight teams in our local rugby league in addition to IGRAB teams. I did see some homophobia in the attitudes of my straight opponents, but they were by far the exception and not the rule. I found most of those guys to be very gay affirming and were great men to have a beer with after a match.

Rugby is a true sport of brotherhood. :hi:

[Botany]

15. I was the slowest wing in the history of the sport ....

.... but the parties :wow: they suspended our team for having a nude softball game @ our college ....
we were having a shitty season so we were O.K. w/ it ..... :rofl:

[Amimnoch]

16. Gotta love a good third half!

and singing about Yogi!

Rotated between loose end and tight end prop mostly.

[William769]

9. This seems like a good place to put this.

[racaulk]

11. Oh my...

:blush:

[joeybee12]

12. I tried to get to that but I'm blocked at work from that site....

Tahnks for posting!!!

[William769]

13. It's only fair to share.

:hi:

[joeybee12]

14. I'll share, too...

But I get him first! :evilgrin:

[WillParkinson]

17. Nu-uh!

My original post and by those rules (which I just made up) I get first dibs.

[joeybee12]

18. I don't follow no stinking rules!

I need to fly to Australia sometime soon!