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Tag Archives: Gay marriage
An open letter to students about the postal survey on same-sex marriage
Here is a copy of an open letter I sent to my students studying a course on community engagement. Even though I have concerns about the postal vote, as we are having it, I hope there is a very high … Continue reading
Posted in Being an academic, Social change
Tagged Gay marriage, Marriage equality, Same-sex marriage, Teaching
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3 reasons I do not support a postal vote on same-sex marriage
Like most other Western countries there is increasing support for legalising same-sex marriage in Australia. We are about to have a national postal vote, run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), to discover whether or not Australians support legalising … Continue reading
Some good articles/links – same-sex parents
Kay Faust, a supporter of traditional marriage from the USA, is currently in Australia speaking against marriage equality. When I watched her on Q and A, I was unconvinced by her logic. I agree with some of her positions, e.g., … Continue reading
Posted in Families & parenting, Good articles/links
Tagged Gay marriage, Gay parents, Parenting
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Why I’ve gone rainbow-coloured
As you might have noticed, I’ve changed the background colour of my blog and twitter account to rainbow-coloured. I’m going to leave them like this until Australia joins countries like New Zealand, Ireland and the USA in legalising gay marriage. … Continue reading
Posted in Families & parenting, Social change
Tagged Children, Families, Gay marriage, Marriage equality, Rainbow
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Marriage equality (and a song for Sunday – Same love)
It’s wonderful to hear that the USA Supreme Court has ruled in favour of gay marriage – hopefully Australia won’t be far behind. In some countries (and some states of the USA) Cathy and I wouldn’t have been allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in Families & parenting, Song for Sunday
Tagged Gay marriage, Marriage equality, Personal, Social justice, Songs
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Some weekend reading
Every Friday I post some links to articles, videos or other resources that have caught my eye during the week. Some might be quite recent, but others might be older ones I have revisited or recently discovered. They will mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Good articles/links
Tagged Domestic violence, Families, Gardening, Gay marriage, Sustainability
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