Gay civil union public submissions close

Public submissions close today on Queensland Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser’s push to legalise civil unions for gay couples. Mr Fraser this week introduced a private member’s bill to state parliament, providing for the legal recognition and registration in...

Demand for equal rights

A CREMORNE resident who is campaigning to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia has formed a lobby group – the Lower North Shore Marriage Equality Alliance. Nathan Thomas said the group would pressure Warringah MP Tony Abbott and North Sydney MP Joe Hockey to...

Gay rights petition gets 32,000 supporters

MOUNT Isa gay rights activist James Newburrie has hit his target of 32,001 names on a petition to recognise gay marriage in Australia. Mr Newburrie started his campaign in September after Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter made comments deriding gay marriage as...

Same sex marriage advocacy and Kim K’s divorce

As the latest star to hop out of a marriage fast enough to cause whiplash (or at least to make some lose their bets), Kim K. is also now the poster child for gay marriage. A number of famous names tweeted after Kardashian filed for divorce Monday that the value of...

Marriage alliance launches in North Shore

A part-time photographer and finance manager with one of Australia’s major retailers is behind the new North Shore Marriage Equality Alliance group which hopes to put pressure on Liberal MPs along Sydney’s northern beaches to support a conscience vote on the issue....