by Carol Burger | May 30, 2013 | AME media releases, AME Talks, Australian commentary, News
Australian Marriage Equality Media Release Thursday May 30th 2013 Marriage equality advocates have renewed their call on the major parties to support the recognition of overseas same-sex marriages following the first same-sex marriage in France this morning...
by Carol Burger | May 26, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news
Last week, I spied a peculiar photograph accompanying a newspaper story about the legalisation of gay marriage and adoption in France. The caption on it read ”Men in masks: A protest in Paris on Friday against legalising same-sex marriage”. “These...
by Carol Burger | May 26, 2013 | AME Talks, Australian commentary, Labor Party, Supporters of Equality
There was a lot of harrumphing this week after Kevin Rudd declared he had changed his mind on gay marriage. This was a hugely significant, genuine shift from a former prime minister, but he was mocked for saying it was a ”difficult personal journey”, with...
by Carol Burger | May 23, 2013 | Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
UK Prime Minister has attempted to heal the rift in the Conservative party by saying marriage equality opponents are not ‘bigoted’ UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said the equal marriage bill in England and Wales will help gay teens ‘stand that bill...
by Carol Burger | May 16, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Liberal Party
Marriage equality activists are taking their megaphones to Sydney’s northern beaches, targeting the HQ of our unsympathetic opposition leader. Unlike many marriage equality rallies in Sydney in recent times, the organisers of this Saturday’s action in Manly’s...