France has at last passed its marriage equality bill. With all the angst by those against it, I do hope the recent homophobia over there will settle down. And what are all these protesters going to do when French society doesn't collapse? When life goes on as always? When the sky doesn't fall? Those who organised all those massive protests in France recently are going to look pretty stupid pretty soon.
Aside from that it's perhaps an interesting look into the psyche of those so vehemently opposed. Have a look at this bullshit in the French parliament just before the vote was taken. Protesters angrily disrupting and yelling, with the bloke at the front calling them "enemies of democracy". Compare that to the vote in New Zealand the other day when they burst into song.
I mean WTF were they thinking? That it was possible to impose their views onto the vote by behaving like a mob about to storm the citadel? The French could have made the moment such an historic and special one. Instead they made themselves look stupid.
Despite what the Australian federal politicians are saying, there's now huge pressure on both major federal parties here to fuckin move on this issue. If Gillard and Abbott don't think this is going to be an election issue in September they're wrong.
Here in Australia, activists hope France’s successful bill will increase the pressure on our local lawmakers to follow suit.
“France’s message to Australia and the world is that the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity apply equally to same-sex couples,” says Australian Marriage Equality’s Rodney Croome.
“The French vote, plus the recent vote in New Zealand, will ensure marriage equality is an issue at the Australian election in September, with many Australians taking their aspiration for marriage equality to the ballot box and voting for candidates who support reform.” more
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