by John | Jan 25, 2013 | Australian commentary, Australian news, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
SAME-SEX marriage advocates are preparing to lobby MLCs whom they believe could change their mind and vote in favour of making Tasmania the first state to allow gay people to tie the knot. Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest is determined to make her colleagues debate the...
by John | Jan 24, 2013 | AME media releases, Australian commentary, News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions
AUSTRALIAN MARRIAGE EQUALITY Marriage equality advocates have hailed President Barack Obama’s support for full gay equality in his inaugural speech, saying it directly challenges Australia’s national leaders to do the same. Mr Obama, who declared his...
by John | Dec 30, 2012 | Australian commentary
Marriage equality advocates have assured supporters of the issue that same-sex couples will likely be able to marry in Australia under a state or territory law in 2013. The claim comes as same-sex couples began to marry in the US state of Maine last night, and as...
by John | Dec 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
Luke Gahan is right to urge more debate within the LGBTI community about state-based same-sex marriage laws. But his jaundiced views of such laws ignores their immense value. First, let’s explore some of Luke’s concerns. 1. These bills only provide for same-sex...
by John | Dec 21, 2012 | AME media releases, AME resources, Australian resources, News
2012 was a year of highs and lows for marriage equality. But support continues to grow, as we can see from these thirteen key marriage equality moments. Jan 27: Nicola Roxon fulfils an ALP promise to remove the bureaucratic obstacles to same-sex couples marrying...
