Gay slur sparks Gillard boycott of Christian event

By Dan Harrison, Judith Ireland
Updated September 7 2012 - 6:08am, first published 5:31am
Offensive slur ... the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Jim Wallace, has suggested that a homosexual "lifestyle" is more hazardous to health than smoking.
Offensive slur ... the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Jim Wallace, has suggested that a homosexual "lifestyle" is more hazardous to health than smoking.

THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has pulled out of speaking at the Australian Christian Lobby's national conference after its leader suggested a homosexual ''lifestyle'' was more hazardous to health than smoking.

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