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Australians have voted 61.6% to approve of same-sex marriage, and the Turnbull-led government has said it would aim to pass legislation by Christmas:
Australians decisively support same-sex marriage
Australians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll. The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Jubilant supporters have been celebrating in public spaces, waving rainbow flags and singing and dancing.
A bill to change the law was introduced into the Senate late on Wednesday. It will now be debated for amendments. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his government would aim to pass legislation in parliament by Christmas. "[Australians] have spoken in their millions and they have voted overwhelmingly yes for marriage equality," Mr Turnbull said after the result was announced. "They voted yes for fairness, yes for commitment, yes for love."
The issue only went to a voluntary postal vote after a long and bitter debate about amending Australia's Marriage Act. The result on Wednesday brings an end to what was at times a heated campaign. The vote itself had been criticised by same-sex marriage supporters, many of whom said it was unnecessary when parliament could debate the issue directly.
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(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday November 18 2017, @03:09AM (5 children)
You look at Elton John, who married his long-time partner David Furnish in 2005. On the first day that civil partnerships between gay couples became legal in England under the new Civil Partnership Act. Elton credits David with helping him kick drug and alcohol addictions that nearly killed him. The pair has been together for 15 years. Next month it'll be 15. I know both of them and they get along wonderfully. It's a marriage that works.
But when transgender individuals try to get into our military, it's a big problem. A big, big problem. We cannot afford the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. With a few exceptions. pic.twitter.com/4WQGnPDlhd [t.co]
(Score: 5, Informative) by stretch611 on Saturday November 18 2017, @05:02AM (2 children)
Quite an accomplishment... 15 years... Something Donald has yet to achieve.
Ivana... 14 years
Marla... 6 years
Melania... 12 years
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Saturday November 18 2017, @05:05AM (1 child)
Melania is trapped in that marriage until at least the end of Trump's first term. So he will make it to 15.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by stretch611 on Saturday November 18 2017, @06:48AM
True, but more than likely, Elton will be married for 18 years when that happens.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 5, Interesting) by c0lo on Saturday November 18 2017, @06:46AM
Group Captain Cate McGregor [wikipedia.org]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:49PM
No one likes a fucking name dropper. Big fucking deal - you know a pair of cocksuckers from the UK. Hey, man, I don't personally know ANY of you cocksuckers in Washington, and I'm happier for it. But, name dropping. It's a sure sign of a weak, immature, insecure personality. There you are, sitting in the White House, arguably the seat of more concentrated power than anywhere on earth - and you're DROPPING NAMES?!?!?!?! What a little bitch.