Sydney train vandalised with homophobic slurs and Nazi swastikas
WITH around a month left until same-sex marriage votes have to be sent in, the “respectful” debate has taken a turn for the worse.
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AUSTRALIA’s “respectful” debate on whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalised is becoming increasingly nasty after one Sydney train was covered in homophobic graffiti.
The vandalised train was spotted by a Reddit user travelling to Circular Quay — one of Sydney’s most popular tourist destinations — who labelled it as “absolutely f**king disgusting”.
The carriage had been covered in everything from swastikas to “vote no to fags” and “faggots not welcome” — all of which was written in permanent marker.
The train was also covered with the numbers 2200, which is the postcode for the western Sydney suburb of Bankstown.
A Sydney Trains spokesman confirmed to news.com.au, the graffiti was immediately removed after being reported.
The vandalism on the train comes less than a day after a 22-year-old Queensland woman saw her home pelted with rocks after displaying signs advocating a Yes vote for same-sex marriage.
Olivia Hill was inside her home on Sunday night when she heard a man outside hurling expletives including “you f**king f*ggots, you f**king p***ters”.
Ms Hill, who had covered her house in rainbow signs, told news.com.au she was “frozen with fear”.
“I was so scared, I thought, ‘this is it, this is how I die at the hand of a homophobe’”.
“I thought he was going to barge into our house and kill me.
“I thought, ‘I’m going to die, just be really quiet’. I thought if I’m quiet the dog will wake everyone up if something happens to me.
After hearing numerous bangs, Ms Hill realised the man, dressed all in black, had pelted her house with stones.
Queensland Police are on high alert after the attack and announced they were investigating after numerous houses were vandalised and spray-painted with Nazi paraphernalia.
One woman returned to her home to find “swastika graffiti on her fence and business signage”, according to authorities.
Officers are investigating whether the properties were directly targeted as all four had rainbow flags flying at the addresses, Queensland police said in a statement.
Police have since warned residents in South Brisbane to be vigilant after all four properties were vandalised.
Police are investigating after 4 properties with rainbow flags flying were vandalised in Sth Brisbane at the weekend https://t.co/uiYvG1UUrA
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) September 25, 2017
Originally published as Sydney train vandalised with homophobic slurs and Nazi swastikas
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