by Carol Burger | May 9, 2013 | Australian commentary, World news
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just six months after Minnesota voters turned back an effort to ban gay weddings, lawmakers are poised to make the state the first in the Midwest to pass a law allowing them. The startling shift comes amid a rapid evolution of public opinion...
by Alex Greenwich | May 8, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Marriage Equality should be an issue for all people considering having children. Mother’s Day is a day family comes together to celebrate mothers and being part of a family unit. As expectant mothers, we often wonder what we will have a boy or a girl? We wonder will...
by Jen | May 8, 2013 | Australian commentary
AS MY partner Belinda and I welcome our son Max into our family, the background noise about why marriage is exclusively for heterosexuals continues. The same issue was burning back when our daughter was born almost eight years ago and it’s something I am often...
by Jen | May 8, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
ONE of the Coalition MPs targeted by gay marriage campaigners has declared his support for a concience vote in the next parliament, despite not supporting gay marriage himself. Josh Frydenberg, who holds the blue-ribbon Melbourne seat of Kooyong, yesterday told The...
by Jen | May 8, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Mandurah couple Ian Van Biezen, 40, and Sasha Dion, 42, are one of many couples now considering the option. The men have been together for 10 years after meeting at the Court Hotel in 2003. THERE could be a mass exodus of West Australian couples heading for New...
by Jen | May 7, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The latest Essential poll showing the majority of Australians support marriage equality, regardless of which party they vote for, has prompted the Greens to renew calls for a conscience vote on the issue. LGBTI spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said a conscience...
