by John | May 28, 2012 | Australian commentary
IN our society, marriage is understood to be the exclusive, monogamous union of two people for life. Same-sex couples fit easily within this definition, while polygamists and polyamorists don’t. Those people who hope or fear otherwise simply don’t...
by John | May 28, 2012 | Australian commentary
In the following piece, Sophie Alex-Bailey recounts her recent experiences addressing the Senate marriage equality inquiry and attending Margaret Court’s “Excellent Marriage” rally. — In my professional capacity as Co-Convenor of Rainbow Labor...
by John | May 26, 2012 | Australian commentary
Like many people, I was appalled by what Joe Hockey said on Monday night on ABC’s Q&A about same-sex marriage and parenting, so I wrote to him to express my concern. What struck me most about the events of the last five minutes of the show was how disappointed in...
by John | May 25, 2012 | Australian commentary
Alex Greenwhich, the National Convener of Australian Marriage Equality, argues that denying Coalition MP’s a conscience vote on state-sanctioned same-sex marriage will be a significant political error: The clear message from recent elections and opinion polls is...
by John | May 24, 2012 | Australian commentary
Reporter KYE WHITE has opened the floodgates of opinion with this column, which appeared in The Advocate on Monday. What do you think? Leave a reader comment and take our poll. GAY marriage. Are we really still having this debate? Recently US president Barack Obama...
by John | May 24, 2012 | Australian commentary
AUSTRALIA is supposedly a secular nation, so why does religion still define our laws? Most Australians believe that people should be free to practise their beliefs, provided they do not infringe on the rights of others. But there is a growing strain of religious...
