by John | Dec 9, 2012 | Australian commentary
I was not looking forward to returning to Parliament House last week to lobby for marriage equality. After the failed vote in August I was certain our reception would be indifferent at best. But to my surprise the MPs we spoke to were more supportive of reform than...
by John | Dec 4, 2012 | Australian news, Events, News
Organisers of Tasmania’s first Marriage Equality Beach BBQ, held in Hobart on Sunday, have hailed the event “a great success” with over 200 people attending. (See photos here and here: credit Rafael Manzanilla) Event organiser Helen Richardson said the...
by John | Nov 23, 2012 | Australian commentary
The US election was a victory for marriage equality, writes Rodney Croome. The first US president to publicly endorse marriage quality was returned. For the first time in US history a vote of the people delivered a pro-marriage equality result, in not just one but...
by John | Nov 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
SPRINGHURST couple Jaime and Taylor Hegarty held hands and wiped away tears as they sat among about 300 people in QEII Square for Albury-Wodonga’s first rally for marriage equality. Marriage was once a pipe dream for the lesbian couple, who have been engaged for a...
by John | Oct 17, 2012 | Australian commentary
Kevin Andrews has announced conservatives have “conclusively won” the same-sex marriage battle. Rodney Croome knows that’s rubbish – because rural activists are only just beginning to fight Opponents of marriage equality like Kevin Andrews show...
