Comments on: Marriage call at United Nations

By: Brendan of Wollongong NSW

Brendan of Wollongong NSW — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:04:18 +0000

Don't forget Tony Abbott's view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xc5oFlky5M If he wasn't such a prick about it, the government wouldn't be so wary of being wedged on it. Not that they should be so worried, given the high and growing level of popular support for marriage equality in Australia.

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:03:32 +0000

I note that many countries are members of the UN Human Rights Council this year, among them Ukraine, Ghana, Zambia and Pakistan. Was the gay marriage question also asked of them, and if not why not? Given that countries such as Libya, Saudi Arabia and Cuba have been elected members in the past, I would suggest that the UN Human Rights Council is a toothless farce of hypocrisy and double standards to which no intelligent person would give their time of day.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:41:09 +0000

I can’t believe her reason for not changing the legislation amounts to ’cause we talked about it and decided not to’. That’s the equivalent of a kid asking mum why she can’t play outside and being told ‘because I said so!’. We made up our mind, so that’s that!

By: Jade

Jade — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:47:12 +0000

I am discriminated because of my transsexualism (Gender) and marital status (Denied formal recognition of my sex change due solely to being married) … so I say big NO to Prime Minister Gillard which will mean that I will have to vote for another party for the first time in 30 years!