Comments on: HOW WOULD LABOR CABINET VOTE ON GAY MARRIAGE IN AUSTRALIA?

By: Zak brisbane

Zak brisbane — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:27:40 +0000

Bottom line i dont understand why gay marriage is being mediated by those it doesn’t affect i.e. heterosexual people.
Homosexuality isn’t contagious nor does it affect the lives of heterosexual people in anyway.

p.s. in regards to Phil Browne

Those who express their seperation from those who are homosexual as equals have been doing so for centuries.
If gay marriage is permitted, the seperation will still stay.
So what exactly are these consequences to todays children?
Homophobes won’t be affected by gay marriage as they will just continue to live their lives in ignorance and seperation therefore far away from this apparent contagious disgusting condition.

A condition to which they will continue to be immune to whether legistlation changes or not.

Gay marriage affects only homosexual people. End of story.

By: Phil Browne

Phil Browne — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:37:57 +0000

Dear All

Marriage is a biblical term that have been defined as being a legal institution between a man and a woman. This has been in place for over 3400 Years.

Homosexuals are desperate to gain equality with Heterosexuals and dont give a dam about the consequences and what it will do to the rights of children and society. They don’t care. Homosexuals are completely self absorbed and self interested. It’s all about me.

Truly disgraceful.

Let;s be brutally honest for once guys.

How many gay relationship last more than 5 years. Precious few. How many gay relationships are monogamous over a full 5 year period. Precious few. Most gay relationships are “open” meaning anal sex outside of their relationship is acceptable. Read what has happened in the USA.

Now Why should marriage be defiled by this ugly situation. It should not.

We are living in the last days. Come Lord Jesus come and clean this world of sin soon. Gays in the main do not want to repent. They have swallowed the lie and the bogus science that they are born this way. I confirm by my research that they can repent for this sexual preference.

regards
Phil

NOTE: I expect to be savaged by this post but let’s all be honest for once in our lives.

If Gay Marriage is approved I will never vote Labor again.

By: Just back from SFO

Just back from SFO — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:41:26 +0000

2 days ago I returned from a 10 day trip to San Francisco, where as we know over the last week or so there has been a lot happening to overturn the draconian Prop 8 and it’s conservative supporters. Returning to Australia the week before our own Federal election has certainly made me re-evaluate my own political viewpoint and accordingly my vote tomorrow. Can we expect change this election? Most likely not but what we can do is make our voice heard to ensure that our main political parties hear our voice – being given the opportunity to marry is not a priveledge but a fundamental right we should all receive regardless of our sexual orientation. Make your vote count!

By: matt

matt — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:02:45 +0000

Lay off Penny Wong , where in the middle of an ellection, to go agaist your parties polices now , would undermine the integrity of the party as a whole, Gay marriage will not be an ellection issues this time around, but if enough internal pushing is done, I believe in 2012 at the Labour partys national confrence the labour party as a whole could change its stance on the issue.

By: ryanheath

ryanheath — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:04:56 +0000

You are being unfair ‘puhlease’. Penny Wong is disappointing, but she is not a fraud. She has never ever said she personally would vote against gay marriage, she is simply doing what a loyal Labor MP would do given the party’s policy. She is not saying what she truly feels, but that is the point of being in a government – you all have to do it collectively. What Penny Wong has said this week is no worse than if he straight male colleague had said it.

What would be really wrong is if she doesn’t push for a proper and formal debate after the election about this. In the meantime people who think that isn’t enough can vote for the Greens.

But I am personally horrified that people are running around calling Penny Wong a ‘bitch’ and ‘despicable’ and ‘traitor’ … we need this women to support us, and to have confidence to speak out about equality. Abusing her and complaining – especially when some of the people complaining have never written a letter, protested, or maybe even voted in their life, they just prefer to whinge – is not really going to help us move forward.

By: puhlease

puhlease — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:21:16 +0000

Penny Wong is a fraud. This is what she had to say in 2006:

“I hope there will come a time when this country can look back and wonder why some in this place and some in this government were so frightened of and antagonistic to certain types of relationships. I look to a day, to paraphrase a great man, when we not only judge people by the content of their character but also where we judge their relationships by markers such as respect, commitment, love and security and not by the gender of their partners. I look to a day when government policy and articulation is not so mired in prejudice that it can address these issues fairly. One thing I do know is that that will only come under a Labor government.”

By: Aussie Bob

Aussie Bob — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:59:17 +0000

I don’t believe in straight marriage so I definitely won’t support gay marriage.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:47:09 +0000

Hi Ryan,

Just wondering if you’ve seen Penny Wong’s recent appearance on Q&A (26 July episode at about 39 min):

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/

A bit more of a nuanced perspective…? It made me think that the issue is perhaps a bit more about the mechanics of the ALP rather than her own personal integrity.

By: Andrew Norton » Blog Archive » Sexual attitudes over time #2: Same-sex relations

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:01:46 +0000

[...] Ryan Heath speculates on how the Gillard Cabinet would vote on gay marriage. If the decriminalisation of homosexuality is a guide, politicians will lag about seven years behind public opinion on this issue. [...]

By: And Pav

And Pav — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:31:00 +0000

Penny Wong a definite yes?? Have you seen her recent comments in the media? Pretty shameful stuff…

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/wong-backs-labors-antigay-marriage-stance-20100725-10q37.html

Openly gay Minister for Climate Change Penny Wong says she agrees with her party’s opposition to same-sex marriage.

‘‘On the issue of marriage I think the reality is there is a cultural, religious, historical view around that which we have to respect,’’ she told Network Ten today.

‘‘The party’s position is very clear that this is an institution that is between a man and a woman.’’