Fiona Patten, Leaders of Australia’s new sex party

Updated July 20, 2010: The Australian Sex Party is moving forward to field candidates in both the Senate and lower house.

Speaking yesterday in Melbourne, leading Victorian Senate candidate Fiona Patten said the party will contest the Senate in every state and territory and lower house seats including Melbourne, La Trobe and Melbourne Ports in Victoria.

Ms Patten reminded voters that The Australian Sex Party a single issue forum but stands for: policies include a royal commission on child sex abuse, same sex marriage rights and sex education in the national curriculum.

Our prior article: Aug. 9, 2009

Members of Australia’s new Sex Party — we speak of politics and not nocturnal libations — say that although members of Australia’s Parliament are always talking about adding sex and governing effectively, they never speak of sex positively. Fiona Patten’s party aims to change that dialogue.

“The fact that the AEC spent so much time considering the word `sex’ further exhibits our need for honest and open discussion about sexual matters - be they censorship, education, health or discrimination ones.”

Fiona Patten on The Australian Sex Party