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Australia: Debate Over Marriage Equality Delayed to Garner Support

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Australia Marriage Equality DebateTHE gay marriage debate in Parliament will be pushed back to later in the year to give advocates for change more time to garner enough support to have legislation for same sex marriage passed.

Instead of the debate being held immediately – which would have seen the bill defeated – the gay marriage campaign has changed focus to increase pressure on Tony Abbott to change his mind and allow opposition MPs a conscience vote.

“The Coalition went to the last election as the party promising more individual freedom and less government interference in home life. Those values are consistent with a conscience vote on marriage equality,” the national convener of Australian Marriage Equality, Alex Greenwich, said.

Full Story from smh.com.au

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Australia: Gay Advocates Push for Senate Inquiry on Marriage Equality

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Australia Senate Marriage Equality InquiryMarriage equality advocates were joined by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young just before midday in Canberra today to push for a new Senate inquiry on the issue, which they believe would help tackle lingering concerns held by some MPS as well as members of the wider community.

Australian Marriage Equality (AME) convener Alex Greenwich said that an inquiry would be beneficial as far more was now known about how marriage equality laws were faring in other countries since the last inquiry in 2009.

“Far more countries have introduced marriage equality, far more research has been done and far more is known about the positive impacts it has on marriage and on society,” he said.

Full Story from GNN

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Australia: Gay MP Ian Hunter to Marry Partner in Spain

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Australian MP to Marry PartnerTHE first openly gay state MP, Ian Hunter, will marry his long-term partner, Leith Semmens, in Spain at the end of the year.

It is believed Mr Hunter will be the first sitting gay politician of any Australian parliament to be married, although the ACT’s Andrew Barr has entered a civil union with his partner, The Advertiser reported.

Mr Hunter and Mr Semmens, who have been together for more than 20 years, had planned to marry in New York last year but were held up because the Federal Government refused to grant the necessary paperwork that would have allowed the ceremony to be conducted in the US.

Full Story from news.com.au

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Priscilla Director: Australian Celebrities Need to Stand Up for Marriage Equality

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Marriage EqualityCelebrities need to be more outspoken than politicians in order to legalise gay marriage in Australia, according to one of the country’s most successful film directors, Stephan Elliott.

According to the screenwriter of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Australia is at risk of becoming a backward society due to immature politicians who are scared to speak up and support marriage equality.

“Come on guys, grow up. Pretty much the rest of western world has gotten there, let’s not go backwards,” he told WAtoday.com.au. “When you think about what Priscilla did about moving forward 18 years ago, I’ve now realised since that time we’ve gone backwards.”

Full Story from The Sydney Morning Herald

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Australia: Celebrities Call for Marriage Equality

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Australian Stars for Marriage EqualityThree leading Australian film industry figures have signed a statement in support of marriage equality ahead of Australian Marriage Equality’s (AME) Equality Dinner in Sydney on Wednesday, January 25.

Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzie Gardiner, film critic David Stratton and Emmy Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman made their support known on Tuesday.

“Marriage should be about love and respect, not discrimination,” the statement reads. “Australia is at its best when we value equality over prejudice and fear. That’s why we support marriage equality for same-sex couples.

Full Story from Te Star Observer

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Australia: Rainbow Flags to Fly at Arena Named for Anti Marriage Equality Tennis Star?

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Australian Open and Rainbow FlagsA pro-gay protest is in the works to take place at the Australian Open. The Facebook group “Rainbow Flags Over Margaret Court Arena” is asking tennis fans to support the gay community by unfurling rainbow flags during the Aussie Open.

In a Facebook post dated Jan. 10, the group explains, “We are a grassroots organization that requests a ‘presence’ for those who support equal rights for the gay community. We believe in free speech, inclusion, and civil rights. If you believe in these concepts, please join us by displaying your rainbows colors at MCA (Margaret Court Arena)…”

The idea for the pro-gay protest came after Australian tennis legend and arena namesake Margaret Court spoke out against gay marriage. Not only is Margaret Court an Australian tennis legend, but she is also a senior pastor at Perth’s Victory Life Centre church. She told The Australian, “I think I have a right, being a minister of the gospel, to say what it says from a scriptural side.”

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Australia: Wanna Ride on the Mardi Gras Marriage Equality Float?

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Marriage Equality Float at Sydney Mardi GrasWould you like to join the Australian Marriage Equality float at this year’s Mardi Gras? Marriage equality was a major theme at last year’s Mardi Gras Parade, but the organisers of 2012′s float sat they expect it to be even bigger and better than previous years.

Australian Marriage Equality need people to help create and build their float, and march and dance on the huge parade night itself – 3 March 2012.

As many as 9,000 people are expected to make their way down Oxford and Flinders Streets in this year’s colourful, outrageous demonstration of LGBTQI pride. Cheering them on will be 300,000 spectactors lining the Darlinghurst streets to watch the glittering procession of exotic costumes and political slogans.

Full Story from Same Same

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Interview: Hope Fading for Marriage Equality This Year in Australia?

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Marriage Equality in AustraliaBRENDAN TREMBATH: Last month the Australian Labor Party voted to change its policy and support gay marriage.

But South Australia’s only openly gay MP is so pessimistic about the pace of change that he is still organising to get married overseas.

He says Australia’s lack of action is disappointing because there is broad public support for gay marriage, as Nance Haxton reports.

NANCE HAXTON: Ian Hunter was one of the movers and shakers at the recent Labor convention who lobbied for the party to support gay marriage. But despite the celebrations at the convention when the party platform was changed, he doesn’t think gay marriage will be allowed nationally any time soon.

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Australia: Former Prime Minister’s Daughter Backs Marriage Equality

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Jessica Rudd on Marriage EqualityMarriage equality advocates have welcomed the support of Jessica Rudd, the daughter of the former Prime Minister and current Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Jessica Rudd (pictured with Kevin) said: “I believe in marriage equality and I just don’t understand why we’re still having this debate.”

Australian Marriage Equality National Convener Alex Greenwich has welcomed her comments, saying Jessica Rudd is reflecting the views of not only a majority of Australians, but a clear majority of her generation.

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Australia: MP Plans Strategy for Marriage Equality Bill

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Australia Marriage Equality BillTHE Labor MP who will introduce a bill to legalise same-sex marriage has promised to meet marriage equality advocates to formulate a strategy to give his proposal the greatest chance of success. Backbencher Stephen Jones’ pledge, on Melbourne gay radio station Joy FM, follows accusations from gay marriage advocates that Labor was setting up the bill to fail.

This week, Australian Marriage Equality convener Alex Greenwich said the bill should not be voted on until Coalition MPs were granted a conscience vote, and until a separate motion – designed to assure churches they would not be forced to marry gay couples – had been debated in Parliament. In an interview on the Rainbow Report program, Mr Jones said: “I have no doubt there are cynics about that would like to see this go down. I am not one of them … I want to see change.”

Mr Jones said he would be happy to speak with Mr Greenwich and other interested parties to achieve as much agreement as possible on the bill and the strategy for getting it through Parliament.

Full Story from The Age

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