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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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Pro and Anti Marriage Equality Forces Rally at Scottish Parliament

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Scottish Marriage Equality RalliesSupporters of same-sex marriage have been met by a noisy counter-demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament. Members of the Humanist Society had gathered at Holyrood the day before a Scottish Government consultation on the issue closes. But they were at times drowned out by religious supporters of the institution of marriage.

Ross Wright, of the Humanist Society, addressed the demonstration which included people dressed in white wedding dresses.

He said: “Quite simply, marriage should be a free choice: free for all couples and free for the celebrant to choose whether they are happy to officiate. Marriage is important. Love does not discriminate and a concept of modern marriage for Scotland is the sensible and reasonable way forward.”

Full Story from The Press Association

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Queensland Parliament Likely to Approve Civil Unions Thursday

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Queensland Civil Unions VoteCIVIL unions are expected to be narrowly approved in Queensland parliament on Thursday, ramping up pressure on Labor the day before gay marriage is debated at the ALP national conference.

The bill to formalise same-sex unions is expected to succeed on Labor numbers, despite at least three MPs tipped to use a conscience vote and oppose the bill.

Deputy premier Andrew Fraser, who introduced the private member’s bill last month, said the vote would be tight and attacked the Liberal National Party for ruling out a conscience vote.

Full Story from The Australian

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Australia: Queensland Parliamentary Committee Approves Civil Unions Bill

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Queensland Civil Unions HearingA parliamentary committee has recommended laws to allow civil partnerships in Queensland be passed.

The legal affairs committee held public hearings to get input from those for and against the legal recognition of same-sex relationships and has now tabled its report.

The committee’s six Government MPs are supporting civil unions. However, the recommendation to endorse civil unions was not unanimous, with three of the committee’s nine MPs issuing dissenting reports.

Full Story from ABC News

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Australia: Groups Air Views on Queensland Civil Unions

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Queensland Civil Unions Hearing21 groups spoke at a public consultation on a state civil unions bill in the Queensland Parliament on Thursday. Groups speaking against civil unions included the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, the Presbyterian Church, Family Voice Australia, the National Marriage Coalition, the Australian Family Association and the Family Council of Queensland.

Groups speaking in favour of the bill included PFLAG Australia, the Anglican Church’s Social Responsibilities Committee, Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC), Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission, the Metropolitan Community Church, the Queensland Law Society, and Australian Marriage Equality (AME).

ACL spokeswoman Wendy Francis claimed Queensland should not be considering civil unions because marriage was a Federal issue, and said civil unions would undermine children’s “right” to begin life with their biological parents.

Full Story from the Star Observer

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Australia: Tasmanian Parliament Says Yes to Marriage Equality

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Tasmania Gay Marriage VoteThe Tasmanian parliament’s House of Assembly has backed gay marriage, putting pressure on the federal Labor government to follow suit.

This is the first time a house in any Australian parliament has voted in favour of marriage equality. Tasmania only voted to legalise homosexuality in 1997.

Tasmanian Greens Leader Nick McKim said: “Labor and the Greens have come together to advance this cause, in another vindication of the outcomes achievable from collaboration in a power sharing Parliament.”

Full Story from Pink News

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Australia: Tasmanian Parliament Will Vote on Marriage Equality Next Week

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Tasmania Gay MarriageThe Tasmanian House of Assembly will vote on a Greens motion that make the Tasmanian Parliament the first in Australia to express in-principle support for marriage equality.

Tasmanian Greens leader Nick McKim will introduce a notice of motion, which will also call on the Federal Parliament to reform the Marriage Act, on Tuesday – with debate and a vote on the motion expected on the Wednesday.

“If this motion is passed, it will be a historic milestone for marriage equality in Australia,” McKim said, “Tasmania could lead the way from being the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality to the first to endorse marriage equality, with all the social and economic benefits that would follow.”

Full Story from The Star Observer

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Uganda: Kill The Gays Bill Not Dead As Previously Reported

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Melanie Nathan, Publisher of Gay U.S.A. Blog: “Do not be fooled by procedural ploys or Ugandan reports. Activists are urged to sign petition and organize protests.”

The Uganda Daily Monitor has written a report stating that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been dropped. However this is not correct. Warren Throckmorten has reported that Bahati has no intention of dropping th bill, citing that it is now the property (so to speak) of the Parliament and must be voted upon accordingly.

It is imperative that activists turn up the heat at this time, so that Uganda can see what the world thinks of this impending law.

Full Story from Gay USA

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Italy: Parliament Rejects Anti Homophobia Bill

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Italian ParliamentActivists are calling on the European Union for help after Italy’s Parliament rejected a bill protecting LGBT people from hate crimes and discrimination, by a vote of 293 to 250.

Italy already bans discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, ethnicity and nationality but campaigners say rising numbers of homophobic and transphobic attacks means LGBT people need more protection.

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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France: Parliament Says No to Marriage Equality

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

France’s lower house of parliament Tuesday rejected a bill that would have allowed gays to marry.

The house, dominated by the ruling right-wing UMP party, voted by 293 votes to 222 to block the bill, with most left-wing lawmakers backing it and most of the right opposed.

“We are against homophobia but we do not want to alter the image and function of marriage in the collective subconscious,” said UMP lawmaker Michel Diefenbacher.

Full Story from AFP

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