Public support for same-sex marriage on the rise

[stui magpie]

Geez Hal, you were paid good money not to speak of it again.

[HAL]

"it" being ^ Sister Francesca and tim endorse this post?

[David]

I thought this was pretty good:

http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2015/08/27/gillard-bravely-backs-marriage-equality-now-her-opinion-doesnt-matter

[Jezza]

http://newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=4346

This woman has no backbone whatsoever considering she had three years to repeal the Marriage Act when she was the Prime Minister even after her party's platform on same-sex marriage changed in December 2011.

Is this the same Julia Gillard who said prostitution comes in the form of marriage!

[David]

[Mugwump]

[ronrat]

[David]

^ Nice in theory, but impossible. A referendum can only be called for constitutional matters. There's no mention of marriage in the constitution, so nothing to hold a referendum on.

Research from Marriage Equality suggests that if a free vote were held in parliament today it would either pass or come very close. There are plenty of MPs and senators on both sides of the house who are already publicly in favour of it.

[stui magpie]

Interesting if you could measure whether "support" has actually grown or whether the people who have an objection has lessened. That may be the same thing in the end but is a different attitude to the subject.

I would fall in the latter category. I used to be an opponent but now I think it's inevitable and no longer have any objections. So while I'm not a passionate advocate for it, I'd vote for it at a plebiscite because I no longer believe there's any reason to say no.

[David]

^ I think that's a very common view, Stui. Most people just don't care and don't see a good reason to oppose it. At this stage it's really only hardcore religious types and perhaps a few old fogies who are passionately against it. In that respect the shift in public opinion in just 10 years is incredible.