Contents:
- THOANDS RALLY FOR GAY MARRIAGE ATRALIA AHEAD OF VOTE
- ATRALIA VOT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, CLEARG PATH TO LEGALIZATN
- ATRALIA’S GAY-MARRIAGE VOTE IS DIVISIVE, EVEN FOR GAY-MARRIAGE BACKERS
THOANDS RALLY FOR GAY MARRIAGE ATRALIA AHEAD OF VOTE
Whether that was accurate or not, that is how many the gay muny felt. Dpe the emotnal turmoil and pa, many LGBTIQ people went to that vote feelg, the entire mpaign for a y vote was about hearts and mds — actively pulled at the heartstrgs of Atralians who had a gay child, uncle, niece or work mate. Returng to Pearson's central premise — that a Voice would rce racism Atralia — let's look at the only parison we have: the same sex marriage end homophobia?
Media ptn, 'Gay people are gog to have the bt weddgs'Polls did well - pared to the lik of Brex and the 2016 US printial electn - part bee the turnout was so high (approximately 80%, pared to 61% the Irish gay marriage referendum).
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ATRALIA VOT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, CLEARG PATH TO LEGALIZATN
Rabow flags were sprayed wh Nazi symbols Brisbane while “no” advertisements claimed same-sex marriage would lead to “radil gay sex” tn schools. [nL4N1LB1TJ]Rally aniser Anthony Wallace om activist group Equal Love said 15, 000 people attend the event, makg one of the largt gay rights ralli Atralian history. The amendment of the feral Marriage Act on 9 December 2017 gave same-sex upl the same right to marry as heterosexual was the culmatn of s of mpaigng by the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer, and asexual (LGBTIQA+) muni and their passg of the Bill the Hoe of Reprentativ was seen as a watershed moment for equal rights Atralia.
In 2018, about 76 untri still crimalise homosexual activy. Penalti for homosexual acts have varied across the stat and terrori but all have clud terms of imprisonment and dividuals were still beg arrted and charged to the 1970s.
ATRALIA’S GAY-MARRIAGE VOTE IS DIVISIVE, EVEN FOR GAY-MARRIAGE BACKERS
Decrimalisatn of homosexualyFrom the 1960s the socially progrsive South Atralian Labor ernment wanted to repeal laws crimalisg homosexualy. However, was not until the May 1972 murr Alai of Dr Gee Dunn, a law lecturer and gay man, that premier, Don Dunstan, asssed that the muny mood was receptive to Dunn’s murr led to revelatns of how monplace vlence and harassment agast homosexual people Atralia’s Crimal Law (Sexual Offenc) Act, was enacted on 2 October 1975.