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ABC program Compass is researching a program about same-sex marriage, in anticipation of the parliamentary debate over amendments to the Marriage Act. The program would like to speak to people whose lives are touched by this issue. If you are interested in contributing email Kim Akhurst [email protected] or phone 02 8333 4050.
as a solicitor i welcome gay marriage. I’m sure gays will divorce more than heterosexuals. I need more work
I am a Civil Celebrant. I do commitment ceremonies for the gay community. But it would give me the greatest pleasure to know that I am able to legally marry gay couples.
I sincerely believe in equality, love and passion.
What the issue is here is whether society is ready for this to change to happen.
However society will only change if we the people demand it – then as the Government that is still voting in by the people for the people – the Government should very strongly consider this change and be noticed world wide for this it.
I think that Gay marraige should be legal. I am with a girl and would love to actually walk down the to her at the alter. I dont think that they should keep it illegal. If you are on centrelink you have to put you are in a defacto relationship even if its same sex.
I dont see any harm or problems actually being married to the same sex would be. It would make for a better and happier country to know that regardless of who they are with they can actually marry their partner. you dont fall in love with the sex you fall in love with the person and ill say that till i die. I love my girlfriend to bits and the engagement ring ring she gave me would mean so much more if we can actually be wife and wife. Noone i know of is againest this so why should the government. Please pass this law and please see you are doing the right thing! We arent any different to any other couple we love each other for who we are. and are willing to prove this fact by stepping to the alter and showing our family and friends and the world we are serious! because we really are. accept us as who we are
I believe that all people should be able to love no matter who they are, whether they be white, black, catholic, protestant, hetrosextual or gay.
Why should there be a difference in the way someone love’s.
We live in the 21st Century we no longer live in the middle ages.
Children need to know that just because you are gay,lesbian, etc or straight that to love is not wrong. It is okay to love what is not okay is that we make it extremely hard for couples. I believe that each person should have there own money that way you avoid domestic violence, that way one person can not exert power over another person.
This is the problem not the love people have for each other this is not the problme. Love should be a choice whether you choose to be legally married or not no matter whether you be straight, same sex, black, white, catholic or protestant. The problem is the domestic violence and the fact that one person believes they can exert there power over another so each persons money whether a couple or not should be there own as this will avoid this to a big degree…..
Marriage is not a problem all should be able to marry, as I said the problem is domestic violence and each persons money should be there own whether a couple or not. All should be able to Marry for all love is equal….
By sanctioning same sex marriages in Australia we are effectively bringing the entire gay issue out into the open, along with all that goes with it. About time too.
My former husband is in a long term gay (20+ years)relationship. My 22 year old daughter (I have 5 children), is also in a gay relationship. Both have been victimised.
Stay where we are now and we allow bigots to breed bigots and fear to breed contempt.
When I was a child, Protestants were forbidden to marry Catholics and ‘blacks’ could not marry ‘whites’.
This is exactly the same.
Let us not revisit those days, surely our souls are more enlightened by now.
Regards, Julie Hall
my son is in a long term relationship. He has since he was a child been a victim of violence and hate, from actual assault, to threats of violence, to name calling. I would really like my son and his partner to be able to have the same human rights I do. To experience all that life has to offer including standing at the alter with family and friends in attendance. For those couples with children they deserve to have parents who are treated equally. There is no reason that this should be going except for that taught by religions. There is no excuse for discrimination
this is wonderful i hope the government gives freedom to all australians and not just the select few i am exstatic at the possible rights my gay friends can finally enjoy i hope the government moves towards equality and steps closer to progress