Catholic Archbishop warns marriage equality will diminish freedom
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has spoken out against marriage equality, warning that same-sex marriages could see an end of religious freedoms as institutions are “expected to toe the PC line.”...
View ArticleIvan Hinton-Teoh steps down from Australian Marriage Equality
Ivan Hinton-Teoh has reportedly announced he is stepping down from his role as Deputy Director of Australian Marriage Equality. Gay News Network made the announcement on Friday. Australian Marriage...
View ArticlePFLAG launch survey to gather LGBTIQ voices on marriage equality
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays have joined forces with an up-and-coming LGBTIQ advocacy group called just.equal to create a survey gauging LGBTIQ support for a plebiscite on marriage equality...
View ArticleArchbishop Freier: Anglicans can accept yes vote in marriage plebiscite
Melbourne’s Anglican Archbishop Peter Freier has declared that the Anglican Church should be able to accept the wider population wanting to see marriage equality in civil marriages while maintaining...
View ArticleLGBTIQ community leaders call on MPs to vote against plebiscite
Nearly 200 LGBTIQ community leaders are calling on members of parliament to vote against plebiscite legislation and work together for a free vote on marriage equality. Community members from across...
View ArticleLiberal senator Dean Smith describes the plebiscite as “an abhorrent idea”
Western Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith has described the government’s plebiscite proposal as “an abhorrent idea” and vowed not to support it. Senator Smith has told Fairfax Media that he’d...
View ArticleLGBTIQ Allies – Well-known Australians sign petition for marriage equality
Over one hundred well known Australian who identify as allies of the LGBTIQ community have signed a petition calling on the Australian government to drop its plan for a plebiscite on marriage. The...
View ArticleNew study shows trust in politicians plummeting
A new report from the Australian National University (ANU) has shown that Australian voters are rapidly losing trust in politicians and becoming disengaged from the political discourse. While...
View ArticleMarriage equality advocates keep up the pressure
Marriage equality activists are keeping up the pressure on politicians who support changing the marriage laws and those MPs who have yet to declare a position. Suggestions that some Liberal MPs were...
View ArticleAustralian Medical Association backs marriage equality
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has added its voice to the many groups calling on the Turnbull government to legislate for marriage equality. Today the AMA will issue a new policy statement...
View ArticleStudy shows huge increase in support for LGBTI+ equality since 2005
Marriage equality advocates have noted that a national survey showing a dramatic increase in support for LGBTI+ equality shows that a plebiscite on marriage equality is unnecessary. The annual...
View ArticleMixed responses to Senator Dean Smith’s marriage equality bill
The reaction to the private members bill for marriage equality, put forward by Western Australian Senator Dean Smith, has been mixed. The proposal, which is based on the outcomes of a senate inquiry...
View ArticleAdvocates urge Liberals to cross the floor on marriage equality
Equality advocates are calling on members of the Liberal party who support marriage equality to cross the floor and vote for reform. The outcry comes just after the Liberal party decided to retain...
View ArticleLGBTI advocates call for no discrimination to be created via marriage bills
Several high-profile LGBTI equality advocates have written to all federal members asking that no extra provisions allowing discrimination be included in the Marriage Act in return for the right of...
View ArticleSubmissions to Ruddock religious freedom inquiry will not be published
The federal government inquiry into religious freedom has come under fire once again, with news that submissions will be kept secret from the Australian public. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s office...
View ArticleGay Saudi journalists set free from Australian detention
Two gay journalists from Saudi Arabia who were seeking asylum in Australia have been released from detention after pressure on the Morrison Government. Sultan and Nassar* had been held by the...
View ArticleLGBTIQ+ advocates direct donations to bushfire fundraising efforts
just.equal has urged LGBTIQ Australians and their families and allies to contribute to any of the many verified bushfire relief funds that have been established to support the Australian community in...
View ArticleJust.equal call on Australia to speak up about proposed Indonesian laws
Equality advocates are calling on the Australian Government to speak out against moves in Indonesia to criminalise homosexuality. A proposal before the Indonesian Parliament will see LGBTIQ people sent...
View ArticleLGBTIQ+ advocates give ACT conversion therapy ban ‘7 out of 10’
LGBTIQ+ advocates and conversion therapy survivors have welcomed the ACT’s ban on conversion practices, which passed the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The ACT has become the second Australian...
View ArticleACT move to end non-consenting intersex medical intervention
The ACT Government has released a draft bill outlining plans to end non-consenting medical interventions on intersex children. The legislation was developed after consultations with experts and lived...
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