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<\/p>\nGay Qantas CEO Pied in the Face by Christian Bigot Angry at Corporate Support for Same-Sex Marriage: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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Alan Joyce, the openly gay<\/a> boss of Qantas, said he will press charges against a man<\/a> who pied him to protest the CEO\u2019s \u201ccorporate bullying\u201d over same-sex<\/a> marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n 67-year-old Tony Overheu, a former farmer and devout Christian, shoved a lemon meringue pie into Joyce\u2019s face at a business breakfast yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n Glad too that #alanjoyce<\/a> determined to press charges against bigot who assaulted him. Message needs to be sent. #Qantas<\/a> #TonyOverheu<\/a> #LGBT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Adam Long (@adamlong80) May 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Although Overheu apologized by email for the attack, Joyce said he intends \u201cto send a message that this type of behaviour isn\u2019t acceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n SBS<\/b><\/a> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Overheu claims the Qantas CEO is part of a network of corporations including Airbnb, Wesfarmers and Holden that are trying to impose gay<\/a> marriage on Australians.<\/span><\/p>\n He was referring to 20 corporate chief executives signing a letter in March urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to legislate same-sex<\/a> marriage and not hold a gay<\/a> marriage plebiscite.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr Overheu says he attended a barbecue on the weekend, in which other people were also \u201cpee\u2019d off\u201d about \u201cspecial interest groups\u201d overriding the individual and society\u2019s will.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI feel very deeply about this theme of corporate bullying \u2026 middle Australia completely rejects corporate bullying aimed at social engineering,\u201d he told 6PR radio.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt would appear Alan Joyce is part of a network trying to subvert the federal parliamentary process around the issue of marriage equality.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFigures overstepping the line have got to anticipate there will be push back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n However, Joyce said he would not be intimidated by Overheu\u2019s actions. \u201cI have every intention to continue to be vocal on those social and community issues,\u201d he said. \u201cQantas has always spoken up on gender issues, on LGBTI issues, on Indigenous issues and we will continue to do so and no attempt at bullying us into suppressing our voice will work.\u201d<\/p>\n Overheu said that his wife is furious because she believes his actions are not consistent with Christianity. One of his daughters has posted a message on social media in support of same-sex<\/a> marriage, adding \u201cI love my idiot dad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Watch the incident below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Gay Qantas CEO Pied in the Face by Christian Bigot Angry at Corporate Support for Same-Sex Marriage: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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