Australian 'Family Values' MP David Campbell Resigns After Being Filmed Leaving Gay Sex Club

[Ian David]

Australian Labor MP David Campbell resigned today after being filmed leaving a gay sauna, the Herald Sun reports:

"Campbell is accused of using a ministerial car to go to a gay club in Anzac Parade, Kensington, in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, on Tuesday evening, Channel 7 reported tonight. It is alleged he stayed for two hours at Ken's, also known as KKK , which is a popular gay sauna. The club lies in Ms Keneally's electorate of Heffron. The club has a $22 entry fee and assures clients discretion as they offer services for men who prefer men. TimeOut Sydney described Ken's as 'today's most popular gay sauna ... The iconic sauna has been servicing queer Sydney's sexual appetites for more than 25 years. Between the dimly lit steam room, sizzling sauna, glory hole maze, dark room and porn theatre, Kens caters for every taste ... Butt Naked nights are towel-free so patrons get to size up their prey before they commit to getting a room, while weekday Lunchtime Specials pull in a crowd who take the concept of Happy Meal to a whole new level.'"

Campbell is married with two children.

Said Campbell in a statement: "I have resigned as Minister for Transport and Roads for personal reasons, not for any reasons relating to my Ministerial duties. I apologise to my wife, family, colleagues, staff and the community for letting them down. This will be a very difficult time for my family and friends and I ask for their privacy to be respected."

Same Same reports: "Channel 7 allege that Mr Campbell spent two hours at Kens. Campbell has been member the Wollongong seat of Keira since 1999, and has campaigned strongly as a family man. He is the former NSW police minister."


Former Transport Minister David Campbell arriving home after resigning. Picture: Tracee Lea Source: Herald Sun

More:
http://www.towleroad.com/2010/05/australian-family-values-mp-david-campbell-resigns-after-being-filmed-leaving-gay-sex-club.html


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NSW Labor MP David Campbell resigns after visiting gay sauna

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It is alleged he stayed for two hours at Ken's, also known as KKK , which is a popular gay sauna. The club lies in Ms Keneally's electorate of Heffron.

The club has a $22 entry fee and assures clients discretion as they offer services for men who prefer men.
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Mr Campbell has been married to his wife Edna for 33 years and has two adult sons. Prior to moving into state politics in 1999 after being elected as the Member for Keira, Mr Campbell served for eight years as the Lord Mayor of Wollongong on the NSW south coast.

More:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/nsw-labor-mp-david-campbell-resigns-after-visiting-gay-sauna/story-e6frf7jo-1225869365557

[Lerkfish]

1. several offensive things here... where to start?

one that jumps out at me right away: "get to size up their prey" Um.. wha? wouldn't it be consensual?

and the other is that "family values" is supposedly anti-gay. Gay people come from and are in families, too.

I just wish everyone would stop all this homophobic bullshit.

[Myrina]

2. What the hell is with these 'conservatives' and their self-denial?

It's ok to be gay, really!!!

[JBoy]

3. Looking at his picture, I'm guessing he wasn't there on Butt Naked Night.

[Ian David]

5. They have "glory holes" so he could get his dick sucked without anyone seeing how ugly his face is.

That is, if I correctly understand the concept of a "glory hole maze."

Damn, why don't they have places like this for straight people!

[racaulk]

9. I have $20 that says...

...it wasn't his dick getting sucked, if you catch my meaning.

:hi:

[racaulk]

6. Or maybe he was.

:scared:

[joeybee12]

7. Looking at the photo I bet his dance card wasn't full...

...seriously, "pretty boy" does not come to mind.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. PLEASE - respect his privacy

"I ask for their privacy to be respected.":rofl:

[racaulk]

8. Yeah, don't you just love that part?

Sorry, but if you make a public career out of demonizing others because of their sexual orientation, then that certainly opens up your sexual orientation to public scrutiny. Likewise, if you hold yourself up publicly to be a person of high moral character who supports positive "family values," then the public deserves to know if you are a patron of sex clubs, regardless of who they cater to.

Don't you just love it when bigoted hypocrites are publicly disgraced? :hi:

[sui generis]

10. well obviously he was doing some "deep throat" style research

:P

[progressoid]

11. There should be a weekly segment on the news about these guys

Just tally them up at the end of each week.

"This Week In Homophobic Hypocrisy"

[sui generis]

12. yeah - The Soup should do a segment called

GAY SHOWS!

Oh wait, they already do . . . :blush:

[closeupready]

16. LOL - sounds like a winner. Plenty of new material, seems like.

It'd never get old. :rofl:

[glinda]

13. What is up with the plain old "apology" thing to his family. Always seems so insincere.

[nichomachus]

14. Maybe he was just looking for someone to "help with his luggage"

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0504/christian-leader-caught-rent-boy-needed-luggage/

[jeremyfive]

15. It's Raining Men Down Under, Too!

Tossed his shrimp right on the barbie!