THE 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.
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Rick Moore of Milton has a gold band wrapped around the ring finger of his left hand. It matches the ring Nick Gurnas wears. To Moore and Gurnas, who were married in Washington, D.C., last April, the gold bands signify their 2010 vow of marriage and the lifetime commitment they made to each other eight years ago. Under the Delaware Code, the bands mean nothing — unless they say it does. A gay or lesbian Delaware couple that claims to be married can be hit with a $100 fine or put in jail for 30 days.
