The Informer

5 Dec 2017

Proposals, amendments & posturing… SSM is back in Parliament!

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The unattended Senate Bill for SameSex Marriage is on the floor of parliament, and politicians are lining up to have their say about it… because the three months of postal vote wasn’t enough.

It’s going to be a long week with a lot of speakers having something to say, and it’s very interesting to hear how the parties and individuals are framing equality. If amendments are made to the bill it will need to return to the senate for approval,
which could see the issue drag on longer than it already has.

They say that history is written by the victor, and no matter which party your allegiance is or how you cast your vote, it is important to remember that the victor of Marriage Equality is not a political party that put us in a place to have a postal survey on our equal rights. It’s the LGBTI communities, the same sex couples and the individuals who, hopefully, finally will be treated equally under the law.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 4th December 2017.

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