Comments on: Senate votes down equality call

By: AaronP

AaronP — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:20:06 +0000

I think it prudent to note here just how much party politics seem to have an influence on these things. If only the nine senators for the Greens voted yes on this motion, one must ask others where was Penny Wong? She is a Labor senator, yet is quite outspoken (being an open lesbian politician) about her opinion on same-sex marriage. If she supports it, why did she vote no? Surely the power lines are that entrenched in Australian politics that all parties have lost their way.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:43:55 +0000

Lanh needs to contact Anglicare who advertises for Same-Sex couples to look after children, as they make great parents. Then after this, he could contact one the great Uniting Church anti-homophobic prgrams, then he can call my Anglican Bishop who wants to marry my partner and I. After this Lanh can contact the The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Australia that has come out strongly in support of both civil and religious same-sex marriage.

Then I encourage him to apologise to all those couples married who never had children, and all those thousands of Same-Sex couples who have children. Then he might want to look at nature, two gay dolphins who get together with an opposite sex dolphin and have young, the same as swans.

We can gentically replicate gay fruit flies and lesbian mice, but we no magic pill for empathy.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:59:35 +0000

Keep up the brilliant work Sarah!

By: Louise Jarman

Louise Jarman — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:10:52 +0000

Thank you America, after spending nearly three weeks in the US, during PRIDE in San Fran and being here when New York said yes to same sex marriage. During our journey many people have told us they support gay marriage. We have felt very welcomed. Today we had two different people tell us how good we look together in LA. I get a sense that we can do it Australia. Imagine if every supporting person did a one thing to show their support, if you support a right for all humans to marry join in with one of the many groups working to get this through at a federal level.

By: Lee from Newcastle

Lee from Newcastle — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:51:57 +0000

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is like a breath of fresh air who actually also has empathy !!!

By: DGrace

DGrace — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:40:32 +0000

“it’s simple guys….redefine marriage to be about something that is 100% infertile….and you have just taken out the VERY POINT of marriage in the first place.”

Um, i think you will find that there are plenty of heterosexual couples that are unable to have children for whatever reason that will disagree with your ignorant rant.
FAIL!

By: Lanh

Lanh — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:33:45 +0000

Wow…so much for respectful debate! An ancient social institution that protects the basic right of children….and a narrow lobby group wants to redefine it. Hmmmmnnnn…let’s see…a cause for concern….any reason most people should ask some questions first?

Equal love sure….equal sex NOT!

the whole point of a culture or village or religion demanding marriage (lifelong committment) before kids shak up…is that any children that turn up NEED their parents around.

Because guess who is burdened if the parents don’t stick around?

the extended family, the village, the church, the state.

it’s simple guys….redefine marriage to be about something that is 100% infertile….and you have just taken out the VERY POINT of marriage in the first place.

go and have your ceremony a party and some balloons it is NOT illegal.

Just don’t think society will want to call that marriage and promote it in schools to our children

Get your own children…oops sorry i forgot you can only steal them from their biological parents! Nasty!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:08:22 +0000

Iain is a known funamentalist and is an avid supporter of the ACL from his many vile posts posts on this website.

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:00:50 +0000

Wow, you lot are a bit tense today…. Andrew expressed what is largely a neutral opinion with some factual evidence and you lot attack him like a pack of rabid dogs. Andrew, like everyone, is allowed to express his opinion on this topic; for you lot to demand otherwise is the height of ignorance. You’re a bunch of hypocrites.

By: DGrace

DGrace — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:06:21 +0000

Andrew, we in Australia already know that many Americans are dumb, not to mention totally ignorant. All you are doing with your lousy comment is removing any doubts that the above is true.

By: David

David — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:58:01 +0000

Andrew, you are mistaken when you state "Don’t be fooled by claims that because New York has passed it that America now accepts gay marriage because the vast majority of us don’t!" http://www.gallup.com/poll/147662/First-Time-Majority-Americans-Favor-Legal-Gay-Marriage.aspx A recent Gallup poll i linked to above now puts support of marriage equality across USA at 53%. This was released on May 20 of this year. So rather than a vast majority, in fact a slight minority are opposed to gay marriage, with a slight majority in favour of it!

By: Nick Lewis

Nick Lewis — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:38:35 +0000

In response to Andrew I simply say “get fucked”. If your stance is going to be as an ignorant ass then ok, I officially don’t support your right to get married. Or have a wife. Or kids. Or happiness. See it seems to be that people like you think it’s ok to say that you dont support us getting married etc.. And we just have to take it because you have so many other ignorant people who agree with you e.g the government and extremist religion but when we turn around and do the same it’s like oh well fuck what you think because it’s illegal so your instantly wrong. Well no! We are NOT wrong in wanting the equality stupid people like you have and don’t deserve. It’s sad that people in power pander to the words of the hateful and ignorant not the just and equal.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:50:46 +0000

As an American who came across this article, I would like to remind you Australians that New York hardly speaks for all Americans. The vast majority of our states don’t have gay marriage and are a long way from having it. For instance, in Florida – our nation’s 4th most populous state – a solid majority of Floridians still oppose legalizing gay marriage according a Democratic poll released today. Don’t be fooled by claims that because New York has passed it that America now accepts gay marriage because the vast majority of us don’t!