Tag: gay marriage
Australia : Advocates Say Cross-Party Model For Plebiscite At Next Election Is Best Option For Public Vote
Marriage equality advocates say if there has to be a plebiscite on marriage equality the Senate cross-party proposal yesterday is the best option.
Dean Smith / Wyatt Roy “Heroes” And “True Liberals” – Call On Gov’t To Allow Vote On Cross-Party Bill
Marriage equality advocates have hailed Dean Smith and Wyatt Roy as heroes for vowing to vote for marriage equality and have called on the Government to allow a vote on the cross-party bill to be introduced Monday.
You Can’t Stop Love Advocates Call For Coalition Members To Cross The Floor If Plebiscite Held, Must Be At The Next Election
Advocates have responded to the the coalition party room’s decision that there will not be a free vote on marriage equality and to the Prime Minister’s suggestion of a plebiscite or referendum on marriage equality.
Australia : Ministers, MPs doubt Abbott’s judgement after ramshackle gay marriage debate
Ministers, MPs and senators say the ramshackle same-sex marriage debate and slow dispatch of former speaker Bronwyn Bishop have rekindled doubts about Tony Abbott’s judgement and leadership.
New Social Media Campaign: HRC Asks GOP Candidates in Cleveland to Defend Jim Obergefell’s Marriage
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, announced that it is launching a new social media campaign featuring Ohio native Jim Obergefell, asking candidates to #StandwithJim and defend his marriage in advance of the debate Thursday in Cleveland.
Rod McGarvie says Labor held ‘hostage’ on same-sex marriage
A Queensland Family First candidate has accused the “far-Left inner-city ideologues” within Labor ranks of taking the party “hostage” over its decision to bind its caucus to supporting same-sex marriage from 2019.