PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will address the Australian Christian Lobby’s national conference next month, despite its leader yesterday suggesting a homosexual ”lifestyle” was more hazardous to health than smoking.

The lobby’s managing director, Jim Wallace, made the claim in Tasmania yesterday during a debate on same-sex marriage.

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Further coverage:
Smoking healthier than gay marriage: ACL (Herald Sun)
Christian lobbyist has gays fuming (The Australian)

AME’s Media Release:
Call on ACL to apologise for damaging anti-gay slur / PM asked to “seriously reconsider” ACL address