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New marriage equality video says “It’s Time!”
Get Up! has released another splendid marriage equality video. This one features the ups and downs of a relationship. It could be any relationship. It just happens to be one between two men. The video promotes Get Up’s marriage equality petition. Click here to see the video and sign the petition. Share
Dittrich: Australian Labor Party should vote in favor of same-sex marriage
The advocacy director of Human Rights Watchs’ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program, Boris Dittrich, has written to all 2011 ALP National Party delegates asking them to support marriage equality. Mr Dittrich writes: “Over the last decade the Netherlands did not fall into the big void of moral decay. Interestingly enough, an increasing number of ...
Byrne: Irish Labour Says ‘I Do’ To Marriage Equality
Civil partnerships are an important step on the road to marriage equality, but they’re not enough. As the ALP debates same-sex marriage, Irish Labour MP Eric Byrne explains why his party supports it (this article was originally published on New Matilda) The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities in Ireland have made enormous strides in ...
Human Rights Watch on marriage equality in Australia: the world is watching
From: Boris O. Dittrich, Advocacy director Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program, Human Rights Watch, New York Dear delegate to the 2011 Australian Labor Party Conference, Australian Labor Party should vote in favor of same-sex marriage On the eve of your party’s Conference where you will be debating whether the ALP should support same-sex marriage in ...
Why gay people are less healthy and how to fix it
There is a strong connection between gays and lesbians having the choice to marry and significantly improving their mental and physical health. While the link between marriage equality and health is well-established in the US context, it has received less attention in Australia. For this reason it’s worthwhile unpacking the issue. The mental and physical ...
Voter opinion adds weight to shift in marriage policy
Almost two thirds of voters support legalising same-sex marriage, indicating the public is more relaxed with the concept than politicians. With Julia Gillard to recommend today that Labor change its policy position to that of a conscience vote, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll shows 62 per cent of voters support legalising same-sex marriage outright. This represents a ...
Pharaoh: the time for change is now
On Saturday night Rainbow Labor co-convener, Neil Pharaoh, gave the following address to the Australian Rainbow Labor Network Ball. A news report of this address can be found here. *** Good evening. My name is Neil Pharaoh and I am one of two National Co-convenors of the Australian Rainbow Labor Network. As you know Rainbow Labor ...
VIDEO: Marriage Equality Forum, Backspace Theatre 13/9/11
Hobart Same-Sex Marriage Forum: Backspace Theatre, Sep 13 Should Tasmania be the first State to enact Same-Sex Marriage? A recent poll has shown as many as 74 per cent of Tasmanians believe same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. A forum was held in Hobart on 13 September 2011 to discuss why Tasmania should be ...
Potential Wedding Album site reborn after hacking
In good news for supporters of same-sex marriage, images and messages that appeared on the Potential Wedding Album (TPWA) website will soon be hosted on a page on Australian Marriage Equality’s (AME) website after a cyber-attack on the site’s upstream server in early June resulted in its deletion along with thousands of other sites. A ...
Backgrounder: State Labor Conferences and marriage equality
Four Australian State Labor Party branches have endorsed marriage equality. The first was Tasmania in July 2009. For media reports, click here and here The second was Victoria in November 2009. For a media report, click here. A copy of the motion is below. The third was South Australia in November 2010. For a media ...
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