by John | Sep 12, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates expect next week’s vote on marriage equality to be closer than many people expect. Four Labor Senators have introduced a bill amending the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to marry. The bill is expected to be voted on next week....
by John | Sep 12, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE controversial claims by some Christian leaders that gay men die younger than heterosexual men appear to have originated from flawed US research that was funded by a Christian research group. Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop, Peter Jensen, drew strong criticism...
by John | Sep 12, 2012 | Australian commentary
As an Anglican, I cannot sufficiently express my disappointment and indeed outrage at the theological arrogance displayed by Archbishop Jensen on Q&A (”Anglican archbishop backs Christian lobby’s gay views”, September 11). The Archbishop does not...
by John | Sep 11, 2012 | Australian news, News
Northern Territory Labor Senator Trish Crossin is co-sponsoring another same-sex marriage bill in the Federal Parliament. The Marriage Amendment Bill aims to legalise gay marriage by changing the definition to “the union of two people, to the exclusion of all...
by John | Sep 11, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have called on Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to rule out a High Court challenge to a Tasmanian law allowing same-sex marriages. The call comes in the wake of a question to Acting Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, from Tasmanian independent,...