Gay marriage bill australia
NATIONAL RESULTS
Response
Should the rule be changed to grant same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the rule should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 7,, (%) responding Yes and 4,, (%) responding No. Nearly 8 out of 10 eligible Australians (%) expressed their view.
All states and territories recorded a majority Yes response. of the Federal Electoral Divisions recorded a majority Yes response, and 17 of the Federal Electoral Divisions recorded a majority No response.
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| State/Territory | Yes | No | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Yes % | no. | No % | no. | % | |
| New South Wales | 2,, | 1,, | 4,, | |||
| Victoria | 2,, | 1,, | 3,, | |||
| Queensland | 1,, | , | 2,, | |||
| South Australia | , | , | , | |||
| Western Australia | , | , | 1,, | |||
| Tasmania | , | , | , | |||
| Northern Territory(a) | 48, | 31, | 80, | |||
| Australian Capital Territory(b) | , | 61, | , | |||
| Australia (Total) | 7,, | 4,, | 12,, | |||
Participation
12,, (%) eligible Australians participated in the Austral
Marriage Equality Around the World
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to authorize movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in
Liechtenstein: On May 16, , Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effect January 1,
Thailand
Australia legalizes same-sex marriage
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's Parliament voted Thursday to allow homosexual marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government survey of voters that strongly endorsed change.
The public gallery in the House of Representatives erupted with applause when the bill passed. It changes the definition of marriage from solely between a man and a gal to "a union of two people" excluding all others. The legislation passed with a majority that wasn't challenged, although five lawmakers registered their opposition.
The Senate passed the matching legislation last week 43 votes to After royal assent and other formalities, the law will likely take effect in about a month, with the first weddings expected about a month later.
Champagne and tears of flowed in the halls of Parliament House as gay celebrities including Olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe and actress Magda Szubanski hugged lawmakers and ordinary folk in a party atmosphere.
"What an amazing day, I'm a little bit delirious, it's extraordinary," said Szubanski, who sat in the common gallery during Thursday&#
Same-sex marriage bill clears Australia's Senate
SYDNEY - Australia’s upper house Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, perhaps as soon as next week, after lawmakers dismissed a conservative push to allow religious objectors to refuse service to lgbtq+ couples.
Australians overwhelmingly endorsed legalizing same-sex marriage in a postal survey run by the national statistics agency and the bill easily passed the Senate by 43 votes to
Conservative lawmakers had pressed for broad protections for religious objectors, among them florists, bakers and musicians, to refuse service to lgbtq+ couples.
But amendments for lay celebrants to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages and permitting caterers opposed to the unions to decline service at wedding receptions were either defeated or abandoned during two days of debate in the senate, where same-sex marriage supporters are in the majority.
“The Australian people voted to lessen discrimination, not to extend it and we, the senate, hold respected that vote by rejecting amendments which sought to extend discrimination, or derail marriage equality,” Labor Senator Penny Wong, who voted down all the a
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