‘Disgusted and appalled’: Sydney MP Alex Greenwich’s office graffitied with homophobic slur

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Police investigating the incident are reviewing CCTV footage from the area.

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has condemned the actions of graffiti vandals who sprayed a homophobic slur on his inner-city electorate office as “extremely distressing”.

Images supplied by Greenwich show the alleged offenders had sprayed the word “pedo” on the sandstone walls and glass doors of the corner building on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst on Sunday.

Greenwich, who is openly gay and led the Yes campaign for marriage equality, said police were investigating and no one should have to be confronted with such an incident in their workplace – “especially on the nine-year anniversary of the marriage equality Yes vote”.

“This homophobic attack was extremely distressing for me and my staff,” he told the Herald.

“If it was designed to intimidate me, it has had the opposite effect. I’m more determined than ever before to ensure Sydney and NSW is a safer and fairer place for my community.”

NSW Police said officers set up a crime scene after they were called to the building before midday.

Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and making inquiries to identify offenders.

The graffiti incident follows grave injuries suffered by federal MP Helen Haines in regional Victoria in October, which placed renewed attention on the hostility frequently directed at politicians.

Wentworth MP Allegra Spender, who attended a fundraising event with Greenwich on Sunday, was “disgusted and appalled” that his office was targeted with the “vile homophobic slur”.

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