WHEN the Howard government banned same-sex marriages in Australia in 2004, I was the Democrats spokesman for law and justice in the Senate.
It was personally very difficult for me to have to listen to speakers discredit same-sex relationships, demean and belittle them, arguing that only heterosexual couples are entitled to the legal protections and social sanctions that come from civil marriage.
As a gay man in a relationship now approaching 25 years, it was like listening to 1950s politicians justifying segregation between blacks and whites. …
thewest.com.au: Opposition to gay marriage cost Labor outright win
External link:
- Australian Democrats – Senator Brian Greig speaks to the Marriage Amendment Bill 2002: Second Reading
Editorial comment:
There is more to marriage equality than “same-sex marriage” or “gay marriage.” See this case, for example, where a marriage of an intersex person was annulled by the Family Court of Brisbane.
