It's always nice to be reminded that there are gay psychos in other countries too.

Australia might be a tad more progressive than the United States on gay rights, but not by much. The Aussies legalized sodomy in 1994, almost a decade before we did, but long after most European nations. They have basic domestic partnerships in most of their provinces. Their previous Prime Minister, John Howard, was Bush-esque in his approach to gay rights, openly opposing gay unions and even gay adoption.

Now they have a new Prime Minister, their first female PM, and Julia Gillard is also not in favor of gay marriage. But more shocking than that, she has convinced Penny Wong, a lesbian senator, to oppose gay marriage as well.

Why, in God's name, would a lesbian oppose gay marriage? Sure, I've met one or two gay guys who oppose gay marriage. Maybe she's angling to be the first lesbian PM in the world, although that seems unlikely given Australia's relatively conservative views.

Australia, if it makes you feel any better, we've got a lot of crazies in America, too. Although, to be fair, most of our crazies happily choose to stay in the closet. They remain comfortably sheltered from the hatred and oppression throughout their entire careers, while partaking in backroom, bathroom tristes that continue to give the gay community a bad name.

Instead of focusing on the blindly career-driven Wong (who will undoubtedly spend the rest of her career qualifying her gay marriage statement), thank the Tammy Baldwin's and Jared Polis's of the world for being elected as openly gay politicians and then supporting equality. Tammy Baldwin might not be the first female President of the United States, but she has a lot more integrity than Wong ever will.