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By: Sydney Star Observer: Protesters to target Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Melbourne « aidsoversixty

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:08:03 +0000

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By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:10:12 +0000

Eric, theres a big difference with Refugees and Gay marriage issue, you cannot compare the two.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:07:37 +0000

and dave what do you think the grass will be greener if you vote Greens. At least under the liberals the admin of the country was run efficiently and work choices was a good protection for managers like myself. Ive voted liberals all my voting life.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:50:39 +0000

Yeah, “human rights for all”, I agree 100%. There is a big link between the way GLBTI people are treated and how refugees are treated. My favourite quote is by Martin Luther King “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere!”. The more we can fight for human rights and equality for other minority groups, like refugees, the higher we set the bar for the treatment of humans in general, including us. And vice versa… Besides, even if we had equal rights, I would still go to this because refugees are seriously treated like dogs and it’s completely disgusting what happens to them.

By: Human Rights for All

Human Rights for All — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:00:14 +0000

Wow, I’d like to attend this protest because of both issues – asylum seekers and gay marriage. Both speak of a government that is willing to oppress human rights and dignity for the sake of presumed political expedience, and to target marginalised groups as scapegoats. I hope the GLBT community recognises the link between both causes and will support this.

By: Gay Marriage Watch » Blog Archive » Australia: Marriage Equality Activists to Protest Gillard September 28th

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:11:13 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:20:20 +0000

I vote Green because they have no issue with my sexuality.

I know people are working hard in Labor for change, but I can only vote on their policies. Presently their policies are very cruel. We are not even included in the Federal Equal Opportunity Act let alone have the right to marry. You would think changing the Equal Opportunity Act would be easier then allowing equality in Civil Marriage. But Labor is not even their yet….

We are not half citizens, but full citizens. We have no discount on our taxes, yet do not have equality under the law.

Labor treats our sexuality as a punishment. And while it does, I simply cannot support them.