Politicians in the Tasmanian parliament could lose their seats for not supporting state marriage equality; the Upper House elections on Saturday showed the majority of voters were not tolerant of MPs that opposed the motion. 51.40% of voters voted for candidates that were pro marriage equality, whilst 48.60% of voters elected candidate that were in [...]
The debate of legalising same-sex marriage is potentially wrapping up in France, with same-sex marriage narrowly passing in the Senate – the vote was 179 to 157 in favour of the legislation. Huge protests and counter-protests in major French cities generated global interest and uncertainty surrounding the outcome, the second part of the Bill is [...]
Last evening the Tasmanian same-sex marriage bill experienced a narrow defeat in the upper-house, with votes settling at 8 to 6. The Tasmanian bill now stands as the closest venture towards achieving marriage equality; the Bill had successfully passed through the lower-house but has now been stopped dead in its tracks. Greens leader [...]
Same Sex Marriage took a big step closer to becoming a reality for some Australians this afternoon when Tasmania’s lower house passed the state’s Marriage Equality Bill. The legislation was passed with 13 votes in favour of the bill and 11 against. The voting on the bill came after several hours of debate. The bill [...]
Whilst Queensland is proposing laws that will imprison the queer community for engaging in surrogacy, Tasmania has passed laws that will mean the complete opposite. New laws in Tasmania mean that gay and lesbian couples can use a surrogate in order to have children. The legislation – which has been awaiting a vote for a [...]
While multiple bills calling for marriage equality are debated in the federal parliament, individual states continue to push forward state based legislation. This week the lower house in Tasmania will debate the Tasmanian Marriage Equality Bill. Marriage Equality advocates have welcomed the move with Australian Marriage Equality Convener Alex Greenwich describing the legislation as a [...]
Tasmania has taken another leap for LGBTIQ rights, announcing plans to push for marriage equality laws at a state level if the Australian Federal Government doesn’t close the gap. At a State Conference in Hobart Premier Lara Giddings made the announcement – pledging to enact laws allowing same-sex couples to marry. Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian [...]
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