Comments | miaowkytten: It might be a NSW group.. but it affects ALL of our nation and therefore all of US.

miaowkytten

It might be a NSW group.. but it affects ALL of our nation and therefore all of US.

Aug 09, 2004 16:24

Lobby calls on community to respond

"The NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby are calling on the community to send emails to the Labor Party expressing outrage at their decision to support the ban on gay marriage."

The article includes a template email for people to send and express solidarity.Before people comment - it may not be a perfect letter, ( Read more... )

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alibaster August 9 2004, 17:48:54 UTC

The link doesn't seem to want to work : (

And this debate has confused me. I don't know why the government is getting all worried and wanting to legislate to ban same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage isn't legal in Australia anyway. I don't know why they're going to all this effort to stop people doing something they can't do anyway.
*furrowed brow*

miaowkytten August 9 2004, 19:43:23 UTC

Because the issue at hand isn't the legality. It's the Message. A specific ban also means there can be no 'easy' path of future for same-sex marriages to be recognised.
It's also the suggestion that true unions can only exist and therefore be reconisable between a man and a woman. I, for one, am against the implication that a relationship between two parties of the same gender is invalid and doesn't deserve respect.

alibaster August 9 2004, 20:42:59 UTC

I completely agree with you. You know my feelings about the subject.
I was actually questioning the *governments* reasoning in bringing this matter up and drawing attention to it, *not* ours in opposing it. I am vehemently against the enshrining of anti-gay sentiment into legislation in any form.
As it is, having studied this area in some depth a couple of years ago, I can say that as it stands there is no 'easy' path to same-sex marriage in Australia at the moment. No court is going to recognise a marriage between two people of the same sex as valid (with some interesting exceptions and loopholes). It's already against the legislation we have. Unfortunately, it will require some brave government to actually pass laws to allow this to occur.
I truly hope that this happens in the near future. At least we have legislation that recognises de facto relationships without being gender specific. It's a start.

miaowkytten August 9 2004, 20:53:09 UTC

Well that was kinda my point - except maybe I meandered a bit - we have to rally against the message they're trying to send with our own.

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mephisto_raziel August 10 2004, 10:13:04 UTC

I just wantto say you are very gorgeous! :)

miaowkytten August 10 2004, 19:27:22 UTC

Oh thanxXx bunny!
*blush*

mephisto_raziel August 10 2004, 19:31:47 UTC

How cute!! : ) crimson is such a nice color on you

miaowkytten August 10 2004, 19:41:32 UTC

*squeak* *hides*

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mephisto_raziel August 16 2004, 17:34:43 UTC

kittys dissapeared purrow!! *looks for you*

miaowkytten August 16 2004, 20:52:56 UTC

I didn't disappear! I just.. erm.. went hermitty from pooter-land. *squee*

*hug*
How have you been bubble?

mephisto_raziel August 16 2004, 22:50:20 UTC

*hugs* i've been pretty good ! hey email me some pics of you!

I wantto see more if thats ok *hugs*

you have my emal address if not sendto this one

hecatesshadows @ yahoo.com

miaowkytten August 16 2004, 23:29:50 UTC

Aaw photos of me are eeeeeeeevviiiiiiiillllll. *nods*

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mephisto_raziel August 22 2004, 10:26:29 UTC

date me! haha

miaowkytten August 22 2004, 20:44:01 UTC

*giggles*

You're a silly bunny. *SQUISH*

mephisto_raziel August 22 2004, 23:09:14 UTC

*hugs* i tried hehe i'm just so into you!

miaowkytten August 23 2004, 08:45:12 UTC

Into as in inside!? *eep* *pokes at belly* HALLLOOOOOO IN THERE!?

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