the equality campaign
Accidental activists awarded for support for YES
Accidental activists Tom Snow and Brooke Horne recently received recognition for their philanthropic support during last year’s marriage equality campaign. On Thursday night, the couple won the Award for Best …
Religious Exemptions Allowing LGBTIQ Discrimination Widely Opposed: Poll
Four out of five Australians oppose laws that allow gay, lesbian and transgender students and teachers to be expelled or fired by religious schools, according to a new poll. The …
Queensland Advocates Call For Marriage Equality For Trans People
A Queensland parliamentary committee has been told of the unfair hurdles transgender people face to obtain legal recognition of their gender. Brisbane trans woman Roz Dickson addressed the committee, which …
Why It Was A Mistake To Make Marriage Equality A Small Target
By Rodney Croome When I left Australian Marriage Equality (AME) in August 2016 I said it was to more vigorously oppose a plebiscite. That was true but it wasn’t the …
‘Overseas Same-Sex Marriages Will Immediately Become Official’
The thousands of Australian same-sex couples who have tied the knot overseas will automatically be recognised as married under Australian law when the same-sex marriage bill comes into effect. Liberal …
LGBTI Groups Unite To Demand Marriage Equality This Year
More than 160 LGBTI organisations, leaders and supporters from around the country have signed a statement calling on the federal parliament to recognise the will of the people and ensure …
12.6 Million Voters Have Returned Their Postal Survey Forms
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has estimated that 78.5 per cent of Australians returned their same-sex marriage postal survey forms. Just hours before they stopped accepting forms, the ABS said …
WATCH: Aboriginal Elder Harold Hunt Backs Marriage Equality
Respected Aboriginal elder Harold Hunt OAM has given his support to the marriage equality “yes” campaign. In a new video by the Equality Campaign, the 91-year-old says he’s faced discrimination …
Cory Bernardi Says ‘No’ Voters Are Pretending They Voted ‘Yes’
Cory Bernardi has dismissed opinion polls showing a strong lead for the “yes” vote in the same-sex marriage postal survey and suggested some respondents in the polls are lying. The …
Brisbane Supporters Brave The Rain To March For Marriage Equality
Steady rain wasn’t enough to deter around 300 marriage equality supporters from marching through Brisbane on Saturday afternoon. The Equality Campaign’s Shirleene Robinson told the crowd gathered at Queen’s Park …
