Victoria to spend millions on LGBTI support programs
Buzzfeed News have revealed that Victoria’s upcoming state budget will allocate millions of dollars to LGBTIQ support programs and anti-discrimination measures. One of the measures described as a...
View ArticleWhat does the election result mean for marriage equality?
Saturday’s poll has not delivered a government for Australia but advocates for marriage equality have argued that the result shows there is no need for the Coalition’s plebiscite for marriage equality....
View ArticleLeyonhjelm will support plebiscite legislation
Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm has told The Australian Financial Review that he’s ready to support legislation for a plebiscite on marriage equality because he believes it’s the fastest way to bring...
View ArticleMarriage plebiscite predicted for February 2017
Gay and Lesbian Australians have been left waiting at the alter as the government’s promise of a marriage plebiscite before the end of the year appear to have evaporated. Australians look likely to go...
View ArticleKelly O’Dwyer: No decision has been made on plebiscite date
Kelly O’Dwyer, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, has told the ABC’s ‘Insiders’ program that the government has made no decision on the timing of a plebiscite for marriage equality or the...
View ArticleMarriage equality advocates call for decisions over plebiscite
Advocates for marriage equality have called on the federal government to drop it’s plan for an expensive national plebiscite and deal with the issue via a parliamentary vote. The calls come as reports...
View Articlejust.equal warns plebiscite question invites segregation
Concerns have been raised regarding the wording of the question in the proposed marriage equality plebiscite following reports revealing how the public vote may be phrased. It is expected that the...
View ArticleACL cites study of 20 rainbow families in argument against marriage
The Australian Christian Lobby has highlighted a recently published study into the psychological and physiological health of children raised by same sex parents as something to ponder as we head...
View ArticleShorten will reportedly recommend that Labor block plebiscite
The Australian Financial Review has reported that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will recommend that the Labor party block the government’s proposed plebiscite legislation introduced by the Prime...
View ArticleNo marriage equality for “very long time” without plebiscite: PM
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has responded to reports that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten plans to recommend that the Labor Caucus vote against the proposed plebiscite legislation. Speaking to...
View ArticlePauline Hanson: gays should leave Australia if they want to wed
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has suggested that gay people who want marriage equality should consider leaving Australia and moving to another country. The emigration suggestion was just one of...
View ArticleMarriage equality supporters welcome the end of the plebiscite
Yesterday the government’s proposed plan for marriage equality was defeated in the Upper House, with 33 votes against the bill and 29 in favour. High profile proponents for marriage equality without a...
View ArticleTurnbull: We have no plans for any other measures on marriage equality
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told Melbourne radio that his government has no plans to address marriage equality following the death of the plebiscite proposal. “We have no plans to take any...
View ArticleGovernment reportedly considering vote on marriage equality
Reports have emerged that the Liberal Party may be considering a new path for marriage equality, despite earlier comments there would be no alternative to the plebiscite. The Herald Sun have reported...
View ArticleChristian website say this symbol is a secret sign in the gay community
One of the world’s leading news sites for Christian news has published an opinion piece claiming the some of the symbols embraced by the LGBT community have secret meanings. Writing at Lifesite Doug...
View ArticleAustralian Medical Association backs marriage equality
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has added its voice to the many groups calling on the Turnbull government to legislate for marriage equality. Today the AMA will issue a new policy statement...
View ArticleAustralian marriage equality advocates welcome Taiwan decision
Australian marriage equality advocates have welcomed the news that Taiwan is embracing marriage equality. The Equality Campaign said Taiwan had made a momentous step towards achieving marriage equality...
View ArticleChristians support marriage equality without religious exemptions
A new opinion poll has found Australian Christians back marriage equality and don’t want the reform to include extra discrimination exemptions. A Galaxy Research poll of 1000 Australian Christians...
View ArticleAbsolut vodka highlights criminalisation of homosexuality
A new campaign from Absolut Vodka highlights the 72 countries around world where being gay is still illegal. The ‘Kiss with Pride‘ campaign features a series of posters of same sex couples kissing, all...
View ArticleWestern Australians want marriage equality without a costly plebiscite
A new Galaxy poll shows that almost 60% of Western Australians want marriage equality to be a reality. The poll which was commissioned by The Sunday Times asked respondents how they would vote if a...
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