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Australian Same-Sex Marriage Equality

Hi to any Aussies here - I just pulled this from an email, trying to spread the word wherever possible!

As you may or may not be aware, in the last couple of weeks the federal senate voted to send the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 (lodged by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young) to an inquiry. This Bill seeks to amend the Marriage Act to allow Australian same-sex marriages and recognise same-sex marriages performed overseas.

Please take a look at this link http://www.australianmarriageequality.com/senatesubmission.htm and take the time to make a submission as soon as possible. When a similar enquiry was held in 2004, conservative groups organised themselves a lot better than pro-gay groups did, resulting in a more than 4:1 ratio in favour of negative submissions. With recent poll results showing a majority of Australians now favour same-sex marriage, it's time for things to change. It's really important that the inquiry hears about the personal impact of the continuing ban on same-sex marriage on all of us; get your voice heard!  

This is a really important step towards equality, so get your opinion to count by making a submission, asking your friends and family to make submissions and attending the Equal Love rallies in major cities on August 1.

For more info, visit http://www.australianmarriageequality.com/ and http://www.equallove.info/

 

Al

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Submitted by
Al (4 posts)
on July 9, 2009 - 8:42pm.
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mamma viraginis's picture

thanks

Submitted by
mamma viraginis (29 posts)
on July 9, 2009 - 11:00pm.
very much for posting this. I'm in Adelaide and hadn't heard about it, so now it's on the top of my to-do list!
zxcvbnm's picture

Thank you for posting.

Submitted by
zxcvbnm (6 posts)
on July 9, 2009 - 11:44pm.

I'll be attending the equal love rally in Melbourne!

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dazeio's picture

Thank you for the link!

Submitted by
dazeio (371 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 7:24am.

I will attend the one in Hobart!

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jdoggy's picture

i remember seeing the sydney

Submitted by
jdoggy (58 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 6:58am.
i remember seeing the sydney advertisement at someone's myspace
Chantal's picture

I'm going to the equal love

Submitted by
Chantal (24 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 7:24am.
I'm going to the equal love rally in Brisbane! :)
icanwaitforever.'s picture

sweeeet

Submitted by
icanwaitforever. (150 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 7:27am.
of course ill make a submission! I didn't really know anything about the equal love rally either but now i do so thanku! Will be at the Melbourne one!
dazeio's picture

Thanks to OP for this post

Submitted by
dazeio (371 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 7:31am.

This is very helpful!I am only an overseas student studying here in Australia, but I would love to see that same-sex couple have the right to get married! Good luck, Australians! 

> From Serious Sam II - "Hey, didn't I just kick your ass TWO rooms back??" <

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ADELAIDE!!!!!!!!

Submitted by
mandi-pants (64 posts)
on July 13, 2009 - 8:39am.

there sould be a rally in adelaide, i'd organise one but being in year 12 takes up too much of my time to even attempt to do this.if anyone does let me know 

 

do your dance for diversity,

ice cream's picture

Thanks OP for posting on here...

Submitted by
ice cream (not verified)
on July 13, 2009 - 12:11pm.

I usually keep myself to myself politically, other than voting. But for once I feel...well, enough to grow a pair & get involved.

So I wanted to post what I submitted and see what everyone thinks of it because I'm nervous (not just for the grammatical errors - had to submit before I chickened out), so I hope it passes muster:


I am sure you will receive more detailed and cogent arguments, more impassioned pleas, but what I want to say is that I do not want my family, my friends and their families, to be treated with disrespect or discrimination. Nor do I want that for anyone, especially those within my own country.

And yet that is how this country currently treats two consenting adults wishing to enter into the state of marriage. That is how the law would treat me if I found someone I loved, someone that I wanted to share my life with, someone that I wanted to officially join with and share marriage rights, responsibilities and benefits with; but only if that person happened to be the same sex as I.

Well, that doesn't sit too well with me.

As an Australian I would like my right to marry to be upheld regardless of the gender of the person I wish to marry - and I would wish the same for all other Australians.

Oh gods I hope it at least makes sense...it's 2:30AM and my eyes are too tired and my brain died years ago...at least it's submitted under agreement, that's the main thing, right?

zxcvbnm's picture

Yes! That was great.

Submitted by
zxcvbnm (6 posts)
on July 14, 2009 - 8:25am.
Yes! That was great.
Hannah's picture

Going to the Sydney rally!

Submitted by
Hannah (10 posts)
on July 15, 2009 - 9:06am.

Huzzah! I don't actually care much about marriage, really, but to me - this is about gaining equality and acknowledgement that same sex relationships are the same as hetero relationships. Not being able to marry someone of the same sex is alienating and petty.

I really like the Equal Love campaign videos on youtube. Seen them?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agGCyyD6D60

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Yay! I'm going to the

Submitted by
Soup (3 posts)
on July 28, 2009 - 7:52am.
Yay! I'm going to the Melbourne rally! I've been having a hard time convincing people  to come along with me (mostly because my friends are ridiculously lazy), but I'm sure my amazing powers of persuasion will get to them sooner or later (with the help of chocolate from Max Brenner :P)

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