A same-sex couple have been sent horrific homophobic messages from a neighbour after the majority of Australians voted ‘yes’ to marriage equality.
Kirk Muddle shared pictures of the vile notes on his Facebook account which called out him and his partner Andrew, who live in Maroochydore, Queensland, for ‘disrupting the whole neighbourhood.’
They also make reference to the pair’s beloved dogs, suggesting they aren’t fit to take care of them, and ask for all gay people to be ‘castrated.’
Kirk Muddle (right) shared pictures of the vile notes on his Facebook account which called out him and his partner Andrew (left)
‘So over the last few days Andrew has had the following messages left in our letterbox here in Maroochydore (reminder Yes vote 63%),’ Mr Muddle wrote on social media.
‘It’s 2017, in a city of some 400,000 and in a region of over 2,000,000 and we’re subjected to this, as two men in a committed relationship.
‘I’m horrified and sad. This is not to garish sympathy this is just to remind everyone the fights not over and it probably never will be.’
He went on to say they weren’t looking for any special treatment but just wanted the same rights as everyone else.
The horrific notes were shared on Kirk Muddle’s Facebook page (pictured)
The notes called for the couple to ‘piss off’ despite them living in the Queensland suburb for more than 11 years (pictured)
‘One of our neighbors (Who? We’ll never know) doesn’t think we deserve it. I’ll never give up but it’ll made me look at my neighbours very differently,’ he continued.
The notes called for the couple to ‘piss off’ despite them living in the Queensland suburb for more than 11 years.
Speaking to Yahoo, Mr Muddle said he hadn’t ‘copped abuse’ like that since he was a teenager.
Many of the Queensland local’s Facebook followers were quick to call out the abuse as ‘absolute disgraceful’
Even fellow ‘no’ voters disagreed with the note writer’s approach and said ‘what people do in their own houses is their business’
Many of the Queensland local’s Facebook followers were quick to call out the abuse as ‘absolute disgraceful’.
Even fellow ‘no’ voters disagreed with the note writer’s approach and said ‘what people do in their own houses is their business.’
The marriage equality debate turned ugly during the month-long voting process as campaigners rallied behind their stance.
But since that time there have still been outraged attacks on the LGBTI community with Christian protesters painting over murals dedicated to promoting tolerance.