Comments on: Dying man pleads with Turnbull for marriage equality

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:50:21 +0000

The only person who deserves to die a horrible death is Malcolm Turnbull and his government! Bring on an early election now and install Labor! End this delay madness now!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:07:16 +0000

I’ve never posted an opinion on this or any other website before about gay marriage (or any other topic for that matter).
But reading this today, I just can’t help saying something to the politicians out there (I really hope that at least some of you read these posts to see what the “average Joe” thinks).
What is the problem? What is the worry? Seriously!
It’s 2017. So many countries already recognise same sex relationships. What are you really scared of? Votes? The downfall of civilisation? Come on, can it really be that bad?
Surely the only negative thing about allowing gay marriage in Australia at the moment is the sheer embarrassment to politicians by not yet allowing it. Get over it!
Every day we hear stories about human rights, gay rights, the right to be who you are. In many ways, it’s all the same. Either you have rights, or you don’t. Which is it? Yes or no? It’s not complicated. Why make it complicated?
Who am I? I’m an average Aussie guy who happens to be gay (and been happily living with another guy for 20 years). I hold a senior management position in the construction industry. Other than my boss, I’ve never worked up the courage to tell my workmates that I’m gay (a bit sad I know). Would I get married if it was an option? I don’t really know (I’ve pretty much given up hope).
But what about other people, like Peter and Bon, to whom it does matter a lot? What about them? What about them?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:58:04 +0000

We’ve been together for just short of 40 years and can imagine the angst these two Peters must feel. We opposed that stupid plebiscite for damage the vile NO propaganda would cause youths. Even though we also long to marry. At 63 I was told I only had a few years due 50 years of smoking since my early teens. I’m 74 after finally quitting, doing gym and eating more healthy but with severe irreversible lung damage I still worry I’ll never marry the love of my life unless those LNP pricks don’t stop their self righteous nonsense and allow a free vote.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:38:35 +0000

In 2019, please, please everyone vote for Labor, Greens, Australian Democrats, Australian Libertarian Party, Nick Xenophon, Darren Hitch or the Sex Party at both the NSW and federal elections – for the sake of implementing marriage equality immediately for these two men and thousands of other SSCs out there. The LNP, Bob Katter, Family First, One Nation, Australian Conservatives such as Cory Benardi, Jackie Lambie and other bigoted Conservatives who get in the way of marriage equality can just piss off!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 02:47:29 +0000

I wish Peter and Peter all the best for their dream wedding. So much rubbish has been talked about the plebiscite. Never before has a non-binding plebiscite been used to determine civil rights in Australia. Why do we have to start now that it’s a gay rights issue? (It’s not just a gay rights issue as any intersex person will quickly point out.) The plebiscite is just an expensive opportunity for the Cory Bernardis of this world to have one last homophobic rant before gay people get their appropriate rights, we don’t need it and it serves no purpose.