Posted by: Ryan on: May 9, 2008
I am pretty heavily involved in the local battle for same-sex marrriage, with the past five months being dedicated to the battle for Civil Unions with Ceremonies. Last night a much watered down version of the Civil Partnerships Bill we’ve been fighting for was passed. A bill that doesn’t include ceremonies.
My housemate and I headed [...]
Posted by: Ryan on: March 13, 2008
So, last time the civil unions campaign was all Fluffy Bunnies, Rainbows, and Hugs all round! (Even from the media!)
This time… things are getting… nasty. The Federal Government is being a bunch of homophobic bastards, and our local state government is looking for a way to back down without losing the queer vote come the [...]
Posted by: Ryan on: March 10, 2008
So, after the last rally we were so optimistic, we thought we HAD IT. Simon Corbell stood up, and he said the ACT Government has our backs. Now some SHIT HEAD called McClelland is saying that it would be INAPPROPRIATE for same sex couples to have ceremonies.
So the grind starts all over again. I’m [...]
Posted by: Ryan on: January 30, 2008
This Saturday, 2nd of February there will be a demonstration held outside the legislative assembly, in support of Same-sex Civil Unions.
We have Simon Corbell, Andrew Barr and Deb Fosky speaking.
The rally starts at 1pm, and we expect it to run for a couple of hours at least.
We hope to see you there!