by Jen | Nov 24, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Governor-General Quentin Bryce’s open support for same-sex marriage will be hugely influential across all voter groups, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says. Ms Bryce said during a lecture in Sydney on Friday she hoped for Australia to become a nation where...
by Jen | Nov 22, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
In her first television interview since she lost her Prime Ministership, marriage equality was among the topics Julia Gillard has tackled in conversation with CNN host Christiane Amanpour. “Some of your supporters say, why did you not back same-sex marriage?” Amanpour...
by Jen | Nov 22, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The Commonwealth’s challenge to the A.C.T.’s Marriage Equality Bill has left many same-sex couples hoping to marry in limbo. (Shawn Gearhart – Getty Images) With the High Court set to decide whether the ACT’s same-sex marriage laws can survive, Di...
by Jen | Nov 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Maya Newell writes about growing up a “gayby” with two lesbian mothers. When I was seven, my mother Liz and I walked into the local butcher’s shop to buy some offcuts for the dog. It was the only reason we ever visited the butcher’s as my other...
by Jen | Nov 18, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
OPENING SHOT is back with new docos made by Aussie’s next generation filmmakers. First up, GROWING UP GAYBY follows director Maya Newell, herself raised by two mums, as she explores the impact of gay parenting. Series starts next Wednesday night (Wed 20/11) on...
by Jen | Nov 16, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
G’day Fred, I suppose congratulations are in order for your triumph over the dark forces of homosexual love with the defeat of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in NSW Parliament this week. You characterised it as “a great victory for marriage”,...
