AfD party leader defends same-sex relationships despite party stance
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, who lives in a same-sex civil partnership, distanced herself on Sunday from part of a regional party manifesto backing the traditional family model, saying she lives “something different.”
“They can write whatever they like. I live something different,” Weidel said in response to a question from RTL/ntv about the election manifesto of the AfD in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The manifesto states: “An intact family consisting of a mother, father and children has been proven to be the best foundation for a child’s healthy development.”
Weidel lives in a registered civil partnership with a woman, with whom she is raising two children.
“If you ask me personally: my children have the best upbringing and the best opportunities,” Weidel said on the sidelines of the AfD party conference in the eastern city of Erfurt.
“We are now living in a completely different reality. So same-sex relationships must be treated equally,” she added.
Weidel nonetheless defended her party’s fundamental stance towards the traditional family model. “When, as a politician, I speak of a societal ideal - and that is currently the traditional family - I can advocate it and there is no contradiction,” she said.
Source: DPA International via Microsoft’s MSN
Feminist spaces attract a lot of people who are incredibly insecure. I remember a young woman who was shunned from the feminist community in my city after she brought her newborn son to a female only meeting. One faction was livid that she had invaded their safe space with a future rapist.
I feel bad for them but I’ve learned not to take them too seriously. At the end of the day, they’re just bigots, not even with a twist.
The problem with ignoring them is, as per your example, they fuck up spaces that are meant to be inclusive.
I’ve seen this happen in other things that were meant to be empowering and inclusive. In come the purity tests, and out go some of the most vulnerable people.