Australia to vote in national survey on gay 'marriage'

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41223153

Australia to vote in national survey on gay 'marriage'

Australia has begun sending out ballots for a non-binding vote on support for legalising same-sex marriage.

The survey does not have the power to change the law but could lead to a vote in parliament.

Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have said they support the Yes campaign.

People will have until 7 November to cast their vote by mail and results of the voluntary poll are expected on 15 November.

Ahead of the ballots being mailed out, thousands of Australians dressed in rainbow colours rallied on Sunday in support of the campaign.

The No campaign has said it remains confident it has strong support.

Mr Turnbull said the country's Marriage Act could be amended later this year if the vote shows support for change.

Good luck to the No campaign.

To be fair, even if there is a Yes vote... should it still be introduced? I only ponder this for the fact that in the United States, gay 'marriage' was rejected over and over again by the people in state referendums until the politically corrupt courts legalised it. Sad, but I will always be glad reminding supporters of SSM that in the United States at least, they had to override the vote via the courts to get their own way like the losers they are.

Thoughts?

[Charlie]

I support it, obviously. I don't even know why we need to vote on something that should just be allowed at this point. It isn't like homosexuality is this new thing, it's been around for so long that the fact we still need to fight for the same rights as straight people is stupid. If we wanna get married and numerous divorces just like straight people do then so be it, although I imagine after we've spent so long fighting for it, we'll treat marriage a bit better.

[lemons]

To be fair, even if there is a Yes vote... should it still be introduced?
Thoughts?

The remain campaign lost the EU ref... should we remain in the EU anyway?
Hillary Clinton received more votes than Trump... should she be President?

[scottish]

Good luck to them.

Makes no difference to my life if two people of the same sex love each other enough to get married.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I support it, obviously. I don't even know why we need to vote on something that should just be allowed at this point. It isn't like homosexuality is this new thing, it's been around for so long that the fact we still need to fight for the same rights as straight people is stupid. If we wanna get married and numerous divorces just like straight people do then so be it, although I imagine after we've spent so long fighting for it, we'll treat marriage a bit better.

Democracy?

The remain campaign lost the EU ref... should we remain in the EU anyway?
Hillary Clinton received more votes than Trump... should she be President?

You've got the wrong end of the stick, I am not the one who overturns referendums - that's the LGBTXYZ lot.

[dbgtz]

i mean... you technically are the G and you did just literally advocate it

either way I'm still on the side of marriage & religion in general being divorced from the state (as much as can be)

[Joe]

Good luck to the yes campaign. Love who you want.

[-:Undertaker:-]

i mean... you technically are the G and you did just literally advocate it

either way I'm still on the side of marriage & religion in general being divorced from the state (as much as can be)

I'm playing Devil's advocate of course.

[Lewis]

I honestly have nothing against gay marriage. Just as long as it's not in a church ... or done by a priest/bishop/etc ... or done in relation to Christianity ... and that churches cannot be forced to do it or be sued otherwise ...

because it simply makes no sense. I'm not really a christian, but the bible makes it clear marriage is between a man and a woman. So why have gay marriage in a christian setting?

Otherwise, go right ahead - have a humanist marriage or any of the alternatives.

My fears and worries is that while at this moment churches can refuse to marry gay couples (or I think the law protects them in the UK and US anyway), how long will that last? How long until churches are forced to marry gay couples or face consequences because of "discrimination"? And god knows what else.

Perhaps such fears are unfounded. But I suspect otherwise.

[MightyMagician]

I strongly advise any white Australian to leave if gay marriage gets approved there. Aboriginals are known child abusers and God knows what else they'd do if they had this kind of freedom.