Should Australia legalise same-sex marriage?

18 Jun 2012
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Civil unions are recognised in Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and the ACT, but there is fierce debate over the term 'marriage', which some say can only refer to the union between a man and a woman. What do you think?

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100% Legalise, equal rights and adoption.

Vincent - from St Kilda, Victoria , 20 days ago

You people who oppose it, are fucking sick! I see so many straight married couples who abuse their right to marriage and their natural right to kids. Divorce break ups and neglecting the child. Gays should be allowed to marry and adopt kids. I am gay and my partner and i faked an application to adopt a kid and we have had him for 6 years. He is perfectly fine, we want equal rights. We probably deserve it more as we had to fight for it unlike you ungrateful straight people. You make me sick!

No its just sick

Alan Jones - from Melbourne, 24 days ago

No gay marriage shouldn't be legalised its just sick and not normal these people need help. Next thing they'll want to be adopting babies before you know it. Would you want to be adopted by gay scum and being made fun of?

Yes

David - from Buderim Qld, 2 months ago

Yes of course there should be marriage - it is not about whether it is between a man and a woman, or between a woman and a woman, or a man and a man. Marriage is about two people who love each other and promise to look after and support each for the rest of their lives.

Yes

Lily John - from Melbourne, 2 months ago

yes. leagalise it

Mr

Lloyd - from ACT, 5 months ago

Yes lets Move on Just legalise civil unions, and gay couples will have the same rights.Marriage is for man and women ONLY.

Over this

Stuart - from Lismore, 5 months ago

I am sick of hearing that gay marriage will ruin/erode society. How? No one can legitimately saw how. Marriage is and always has been a State issue that predates Christianity. This idea that some how a male-female relationship is somehow better than a same sex relationship and deserves special treatment is based on elitism. Just legalize same sex marriages a d let's all move on to something else

MR

Lloyd - from ACT, 6 months ago

I suspect france is a true indication of a majority view on gay marriage. NOT ON civil union only.

Allow but no kids!

KD - from Frankston, 6 months ago

I am kind of sick from this permanent noise made by some supporting organisations. Please let them marry so this unnecessary noise can stop. And I think it is unfair for the society in overall to be constantly kept aware of the issues of a small group But no kids should allowed for adoption! If that's the way those people have chosen to live, it means no offspring for them and they are certainly aware of that. Besides, it is quite abnormal for a child to have two mums or even worse - two fathers

Gay Marriage - Allow it.

Courtz - from Mt Gambier, 6 months ago

You know what I think about gay marriage? I believe that it should be allowed. Same sex couples are still people, have the same rights as us, yet they are not allowed to officialize their union with marriage. What's wrong with it? If you don't like the idea of gay marriage, don't have a gay marriage! It won't make a big difference, and is it really up to society to tell people who they can and can't marry? Legalize it. It will make many, many people happy.

to minority groups and their minority government.

O Mendleson - from Camden, 7 months ago

REFERENDUM is the word the gay lobby fears the most because all of this BS aside, it would be the one and only way to decide this issue in favour of the majority.

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