Not surprised. We now have all major political parties here, along with their deputy leaders, all agreeing with marriage equality. But it's stuck in Canberra despite this. Why? Because Turnbull promised the far right looneys in the Lieberal party to stick with the Abbott plan of stalling and delaying. He did this to gain power, and is committed to it to keep the far right Lieberal looneys to keep backing him as leader.
Pathetic. With his present stratospheric popularity nobody's going to argue with him if he chucks out another Team Abbott policy turd. Is he a leader or a puppet of the far right?
Team Abbott's plan is one of keeping David and I from getting married for as long as possible. Presently this includes a plebiscite sometime after the next election in 2016 (assuming the Lieberals win it) because it's all too hard for the Lieberals to do their fucking well paying Canberra jobs. Still they're committed to vote as a block "no" and not with their conscience. This is under Turnbull and deputy Bishop who both agree with marriage equality.
FFS what a completely absurd and stupid situation.Grow some fuckin balls Turnbull and give your party a free conscience vote. Stop being so bloody pathetic.
In Geneva overnight, members of the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group called on Australia to catch up with other western countries on the issue of marriage equality.
The UPR is conducted every four years and according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, it “has great potential to promote and protect human rights in the darkest corners of the world”.
Ireland — which legislated marriage equality earlier this year through a successful referendum to change the definition of marriage in its constitution — urged Australia to change its marriage laws: “We encourage Australia to take steps towards equal recognition of same-sex marriage.”
In their review of the country’s human rights record, Iceland and The Netherlands also said Australia had fallen behind other western countries by failing to recognise marriage equality.
The Netherlands recommended Australia “revise the Marriage Act of 1961 in a way that ensures full equality with respect to the civil institution of marriage. As a strong advocate of marriage equality and equal rights for all, The Netherlands notes that Australia’s Marriage Act de facto discriminates against LGBTI people”.
Meanwhile, Germany recommended Australia adopt national legislation prohibiting the sterilisation of intersex adults and children without their consent, especially in regards to surgeries on infants and the requirement for invasive surgery before gender markers can be changed on birth certificates. Star Observer
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