ACT Marriage Equality Bill
Sep. 19th, 2013 06:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sunlit_musichttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-19/act-to-introduce-marriage-equality-bill-into-legislative-assemb/4967000
HELL YES. :D Go, ACT! Go, go, go , go, go!!
Basically the Australian Capital Territory's Marriage Equality Bill supports same sex marriage. The current Prime Minister Tony Abbott is opposed to this legislation, but here's to hoping that it'll pass!
I heard about this on Triple J radio station and I am VERY happy about this. There was a standing ovation when the bill was passed! And so there should be. Damn it, Australians have fought hard for this!
From the article:
The ACT Government says same-sex couples will be able to get married in Canberra before the end of the year, with the introduction of the Marriage Equality Bill into the ACT Legislative Assembly.
But ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell says he has very clear legal advice that the ACT law can work in conjunction with the Commonwealth Marriage Act.
"The Commonwealth Marriage Act is designed to recognise marriage between men and women," he said.
"Our act is an act designed to recognise marriage between people of the same sex."
Federal Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Prime Minister should respect the decision of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
I'm a Christian, and I support gay marriage. There are Christians and other people from different religions / non religious beliefs that support gay marriage too. I am SICK and tired of people saying that gay couples shouldn't get married because children they won't have a female and male role models. Chidren can have male and female role models in their families if they have gay parents! Through their cousins, uncles, grandparents, aunts, godparents, and siblings.
On a different tangent, I am sick of people online and on the radio sending out the message that gay people can't be good parents. Many orphans need loving, responsible families to raise them. And there are plenty of caring and mature gay couples willing to care for children too.
HELL YES. :D Go, ACT! Go, go, go , go, go!!
Basically the Australian Capital Territory's Marriage Equality Bill supports same sex marriage. The current Prime Minister Tony Abbott is opposed to this legislation, but here's to hoping that it'll pass!
I heard about this on Triple J radio station and I am VERY happy about this. There was a standing ovation when the bill was passed! And so there should be. Damn it, Australians have fought hard for this!
From the article:
The ACT Government says same-sex couples will be able to get married in Canberra before the end of the year, with the introduction of the Marriage Equality Bill into the ACT Legislative Assembly.
But ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell says he has very clear legal advice that the ACT law can work in conjunction with the Commonwealth Marriage Act.
"The Commonwealth Marriage Act is designed to recognise marriage between men and women," he said.
"Our act is an act designed to recognise marriage between people of the same sex."
Federal Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Prime Minister should respect the decision of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
I'm a Christian, and I support gay marriage. There are Christians and other people from different religions / non religious beliefs that support gay marriage too. I am SICK and tired of people saying that gay couples shouldn't get married because children they won't have a female and male role models. Chidren can have male and female role models in their families if they have gay parents! Through their cousins, uncles, grandparents, aunts, godparents, and siblings.
On a different tangent, I am sick of people online and on the radio sending out the message that gay people can't be good parents. Many orphans need loving, responsible families to raise them. And there are plenty of caring and mature gay couples willing to care for children too.
