Tag Archives: Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage – finally it’s done!

Posted on 8 December 2017 by Graeme Stuart

Yesterday was a historic day with the Australian Parliament overwhelmingly voting in favour of same-sex marriage. Our family watched it live on TV and to see 130-140 Members of Parliament voting YES with four lonely figures voting NO was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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My response to the campaign against same-sex marriage

Posted on 3 October 2017 by Graeme Stuart

As I said in the previous post, to me the YES case in the same-sex marriage postal vote is largely based on love, acceptance and justice, while the NO case is largely based on fear, exclusion and poor logic. Much … Continue reading →

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Why I voted YES in the same-sex marriage postal vote

Posted on 3 October 2017 by Graeme Stuart

I try to be fair and to understand other points of view, but to me the YES case in the same-sex marriage postal vote is largely based on love, acceptance and justice, while the NO case is largely based on … Continue reading →

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In some countries (and USA states) our marriage is illegal

Posted on 13 September 2017 by Graeme Stuart

In some countries (and 30 states of the USA), Cathy and I would have been prevented from marrying. In fact, even though we are happily married after 31 years and have two wonderful daughters, in some countries (and some states … Continue reading →

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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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