Senate inquiry into marriage equality - CLOSES TOMORROW! - Please consider doing this!
*Please remember this is important to a lot of people and their lives... Personally, this amendment is important to me. It is not just about marriage as an institution, these laws effect other things as well such as having the right to live in the same country as your partner, if your partner is foreign for example!
The AME website website suggests writing a sentence or paragraph about your stance on this issue. Here is what I wrote... Feel free to use it if you are having trouble knowing what to say.
'I strongly believe it is important for all Australians to have the same opportunities and rights. It is important for Australians to be able to marry their partner of choice, regardless of the gender of that person. It is important for Australians to have the right to live overseas with their partner in a legally recognised relationship if their partner is a foreigner. These equal rights are crucial to Australia's ability to move forward as a nation and hold it's head high alongside other progressive and enlightened nations. Not until every Australian has equal rights will Australia truly be able to call herself a country of equality.'
- Storm
Senate Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009
On 25 June 2009 the Senate voted to send the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 to an inquiry.
The Bill was lodged in the Senate the day before by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
The Bill seeks to amend the federal Marriage Act so that same-sex partners are able to marry in Australia, and to recognise same-sex marriages legally entered into overseas.
The inquiry will be conducted by the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee. Submissions are being received until Friday 28 August 2009 with the inquiry due to report by 26 November 2009.
In 2004, an inquiry into the Howard Government’s ban on same-sex marriage received more submissions than any other Senate inquiry in history; 13,000 against same-sex marriage and 3000 in favour. Please join us in ensuring that the balance of submissions to the 2009 inquiry more accurately reflects majority community support for equality.
Anyone can make a submission, not just those in a same-sex relationship. It is also very important for our politicians to hear from family, friends, work colleagues and other supporters of our community.
Make your submission here
You can also email your submission directly to:
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Marriage Equality Inquiry*
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au
*Be sure to include your name and address, and you must indicate whether your name is to be withheld from publication and whether your submission can be made public.
For more info, see the AME website ; or the Senate inquiry site
If you are serious about stamping out discrimination, and telling the government that marriage is for EVERYONE - take 5 mins to tell them so! Please repost as much as possible, show your support for marriage equality!
The AME website website suggests writing a sentence or paragraph about your stance on this issue. Here is what I wrote... Feel free to use it if you are having trouble knowing what to say.
'I strongly believe it is important for all Australians to have the same opportunities and rights. It is important for Australians to be able to marry their partner of choice, regardless of the gender of that person. It is important for Australians to have the right to live overseas with their partner in a legally recognised relationship if their partner is a foreigner. These equal rights are crucial to Australia's ability to move forward as a nation and hold it's head high alongside other progressive and enlightened nations. Not until every Australian has equal rights will Australia truly be able to call herself a country of equality.'
- Storm
Senate Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009
On 25 June 2009 the Senate voted to send the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 to an inquiry.
The Bill was lodged in the Senate the day before by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
The Bill seeks to amend the federal Marriage Act so that same-sex partners are able to marry in Australia, and to recognise same-sex marriages legally entered into overseas.
The inquiry will be conducted by the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee. Submissions are being received until Friday 28 August 2009 with the inquiry due to report by 26 November 2009.
In 2004, an inquiry into the Howard Government’s ban on same-sex marriage received more submissions than any other Senate inquiry in history; 13,000 against same-sex marriage and 3000 in favour. Please join us in ensuring that the balance of submissions to the 2009 inquiry more accurately reflects majority community support for equality.
Anyone can make a submission, not just those in a same-sex relationship. It is also very important for our politicians to hear from family, friends, work colleagues and other supporters of our community.
Make your submission here
You can also email your submission directly to:
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Marriage Equality Inquiry*
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au
*Be sure to include your name and address, and you must indicate whether your name is to be withheld from publication and whether your submission can be made public.
For more info, see the AME website ; or the Senate inquiry site
If you are serious about stamping out discrimination, and telling the government that marriage is for EVERYONE - take 5 mins to tell them so! Please repost as much as possible, show your support for marriage equality!