Mark Latham Frets Over Same-Sex Kiss In Romeo and Juliet Play At A Sydney School

starobserver.com.au:

Guess what’s giving NSW MLC Mark Latham sleepless nights? Latham, known for his anti-LGBTQI stances, has claimed that parents have complained to him about an all female-production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at Campbelltown Performing Arts High, which featured a kissing scene between the two lead female actors.

Dire Theatre Company’s Romeo and Juliet under its SHEkspeare project, was reportedly performed at the Sydney school to students in years 8, 9 and 10.

The play, with an all female cast, had a same-sex kiss between the two protagonists. The kiss appeared to bother Latham, not exactly known for supporting the LGBTQI community.

In NSW Parliament during question time, Latham asked Minister For Education Sarah Mitchell as to “why on your watch has Campbelltown Performing Arts High become a sexuality school?“Is the Minister aware of parental and student concerns that when the school organised a live production of Romeo and Juliet last month, the two lead performers were female and engaged in passionate romantic kissing in front of the children,” claimed Latham.Latham, who earlier this year failed in his bid to get the NSW Parliament to pass two anti-trans bills, also objected to rainbow pride signs at the school.