Tag Archives: Gay marriage

An open letter to students about the postal survey on same-sex marriage

Posted on 18 August 2017 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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3 reasons I do not support a postal vote on same-sex marriage

Posted on 14 August 2017 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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Some good articles/links – same-sex parents

Posted on 21 August 2015 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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Why I’ve gone rainbow-coloured

Posted on 30 July 2015 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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Marriage equality (and a song for Sunday – Same love)

Posted on 28 June 2015 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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Some weekend reading

Posted on 5 June 2015 by Graeme Stuart

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 →

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