After a whirlwind ffirst few days as the new leader of our country , someone finally asked our new PM Julia Gillard if she or her party will support gay marriage with her as PM. She said no, which is not a surprise as she has expressed this view before. Im not disapointed in this as she is still the most gay friendly PM we have had, and i still believe she could change her stance on this, but only if there is enough public and politicial support. She stated she believed the Australian community is just not ready for gay marriage yet. Five years ago she was probably right, but recent opinion polls suggest 60% of aussies now support it, as opposed to 38% only 5 years ago. So the support for it is increasing year by year, and i do think its only a matter of time before it happens, assuming of course the Liberal party does not get re-elected anytime soon.
So what do i think of gay marriage? Personally, its not a huge issue for myself, because i dont think i would get married even if it was legal. My partner and i are very happy with things as they are and dont need some ceremony or certificate to prove anything. But i do wish it to be legalized, because i believe we should have the same rights as straight people in all things, and the choice to get married if we want it.
As someone who is married, but my national government doesn't recognize it although my state government does (long story there about the weirdness of US laws), equality is what's important. I don't care if it's called Civil Unions (as Ireland just passed), I just want equal rights.
ReplyDeleteYes things are weired here in the U.S. but I do like the idea of gay marriage being allowed across the rest of the U.S. b/c it means that we are seen as equals.
ReplyDeleteRight now at 19 marraige is sooooo far away from my mind right now.
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