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Sophie York, anti-marriage equality campaigner and failed senate candidate for the Australian Conservatives, has announced the party will continue on under a new name. Earlier this week party founder Cory Bernardi announced he would be deregistering the party and hinted he may retire from politics. York says while Bernardi may have chosen to walk away […]
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23 Jun 2019 /
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The Australian Conservatives Senate candidate Kirralie Smith has launched a new political lobbying organisation called Binary. The group declare they are focused on promoting the role male and female genders play in society and their belief that gender is binary. The organisation is headed by Smith, a longtime campaigner against transgender rights. Smith said the […]
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26 Nov 2018 |
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The Australian Conservatives have announced two new senate candidates for New South Wales. Kirralie Smith and Riccardo Bossi will join Sophie York on their ticket at the next federal election. Smith was previously a candidate for the Australian Liberty Alliance, but has since switched parties and joined Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives. The aspiring politician has […]
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5 Aug 2018 |
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Sophie York, the spokesperson for the Marriage Alliance, will be the Australian Conservatives lead senate candidate in New South Wales. York was a prominent opponent of allowing same-sex couple to get married and was the face of the Marriage Alliance, one of the key lobby groups that argued against the rights of LGBTIQ people. The […]
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10 Jun 2018 |
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Comedian John Oliver has delivered a cutting take down of Australia’s marriage postal survey. Addressing Australia’s process for delaying marriage equality on his show Last Week Tonight, Oliver described the $120 million dollar process as the biggest waste of money since the last Baz Luhrmann film. In Oliver’s sights are Liberal MPs Kevin Andrews and Tony […]
Tags: gay, gay marriage, Intersex, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, postal survey, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Sophie York, The Marriage Alliance, trans*, transgender
31 Oct 2017 |
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The Coalition for Marriage have released a television advertisement arguing that marriage equality will lead to school curriculum being filled with programs where boys are encouraged to wear dresses and children are forced to role play being in a same-sex relationship. The advertisements are online and will begin screening on television from tonight. One […]
Tags: Cella White, Coalition for Marriage, Lyle Shelton, Marriage, marriage equality, Sophie York
29 Aug 2017 |
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High profile Liberal party member Sophie York has argued that it’s essential that ‘How to Vote’ cards are retained at election booths so the elderly and people with low IQ’s can be persuaded to cast their votes for the party. York, a delegate at the party’s national conference, said it was important to keep the […]
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24 Jun 2017 |
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Sophie York, the spokesperson for The Marriage Alliance, has come up with a new reason to oppose jewelry that shows support for marriage equality. A group of Australian businesses, led by accommodation service Airbnb, have created a ring that shows support for marriage equality. It’s part of their Until We All Belong campaign. During an […]
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6 Apr 2017 |
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The Marriage Alliance says a campaign by businesses, including Airbnb and QANTAS, that uses rings as part of it’s campaign is a form of “subliminal bullying”. Speaking to Gareth Parker on 6PR this morning York said the Until We Belong campaign was causing situations where people who supported traditional views of marriage were being targeted […]
Tags: 6PR, Airbnb, Gareth Parker, gay marriage, Marriage, Marriage Alliance, marriage equality, QANTAS, Same Sex Marriage, Sophie York, subliminal bullying, traditional marriage
4 Apr 2017 |
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The NSW Liberal party has confirmed it has been receiving complaints from members and former members regarding unsolicited emails from the Marriage Alliance. Liberal members are concerned that their personal details have been passed on to the lobby group without their permission. The emails which are allegedly from the group’s spokesperson Sophie York include accusations […]
Tags: Ashley Goldsworthy, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, Liberal, Marriage, Marriage Aliiance, marriage equality, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Sophie York, The Guardian, traditional marriage, transgender
10 Apr 2016 |
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