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Australian university appoints 'heterosexuality officer'
Mission is to safeguard straight rights
SYDNEY (AP) | Sep 28, 11:24 AM
A kangaroo-hunting, beer-drinking 22-year-old student has been appointed Australian academia's first "heterosexuality officer" with a vague mission to safeguard straight rights, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The student association at the University of New England in rural northern New South Wales state appointed third-year law student Dave Allen to the position earlier this year, The Australian newspaper reported.
Many universities in Australia have gay and lesbian student groups, which receive a portion of their funding from mandatory student union fees paid by every student.
The federal government, however, has recently announced plans to make the payment of such fees voluntary, prompting protests from students around the country who say the quality of student life on campus will decline if funds are cut.
Allen's appointment appears to be aimed more at protesting alleged preferential treatment for gay students than protecting heterosexuals from marginalization.
When asked what his duties were, he replied: "None at the moment."
Craig Comrie, the gay officer for Australia's National Union of Students, said he thought the appointment was a form of backlash.
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Although I will say you might want to calm down just a little bit... you sound very angry... angry to the point of doing something you shouldn't.