by Alex Greenwich | Nov 18, 2011 | Overseas commentary
Opponents of gay marriage use many of the same arguments as foes of interracial relationships did before Loving v. Virginia outlawed state bans on interracial marriage in 1967, said law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui at a talk sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 18, 2011 | Australian news, News
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has criticised the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for recording same-sex marriages in census data. The ABS does not record such marriages as legal marriages but this year collected data on the number of same-sex couples who reported...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 18, 2011 | Australian news, News
The anti-marriage equality National Marriage Coalition (NMC) will hold a rally in Sydney on the same day that the ALP National Conference will debate the issue. On December 3, NMC, which is made up of the Australian Christian Lobby, the Australian Family Association...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 17, 2011 | Australian news, News
The Victorian Greens will follow the lead of Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and put forward a motion calling for marriage equality next week. Victorian Greens MLC Sue Pennicuik this afternoon confirmed the party would move a motion in the...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 17, 2011 | Australian news, News
Today’s SMH, Australian and Age newspapers feature GetUp advertisements criticising the Government’s stance on marriage equality and recent calls for a conscience vote on the issue. The ads center around an open letter from Paul Martin – Principal Psychologist at...
