Comments on: Community apathy a challenge for push forward

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:36:48 +0000

I live in Victoria and don’t believe I need to respond to this. Also, as I am not an advocate of civil registers, if I did live in QLD, I would not support this. For me, it’s a change to the marriage act or nothing! We aren’t second class citizens and should not be treated any differently just because we love who we love.

By: Perkin Warbeck

Perkin Warbeck — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:42:58 +0000

Andie: if people didn’t know they could make a submission, you can’t blame them if they didn’t. The ACL just rounded up the “click and send” brigade – and the committee looking at that Bill discount such campaigns as not being representative. Once the call went out, the response from “our” side was overwhelming.
You don’t get 75% “inevitability” ratings from the public if you haven’t pushed and shouted and cajoled and fought to get them there.
Cut us a little slack would you and stop being so Chicken Little?

By: Phil Browne

Phil Browne — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:21:21 +0000

I was at Parliament House last week when the Kawana MP revealed only 9 submissions supporting civil partnerships had been received. He was suggesting this proves that Qld does not want civil partnerships. A few of us sent the call out through our networks for urgent action.

Yesterday at the Parliamentary committee public hearing Dean wells MP revealed 5,000 submissions had been received. I believe they are mostly against. ACL and other groups are highly organised and they DO take action.

Equality is not granted automatically, especially when many MP’s believe we are 2nd class citizens and deserve inferior treatment.

If people want equal treatment under law, they must tell their MP.
Apathy keeps us as 2nd class citizens.