By: Brenty

Brenty — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:17:45 +0000

If the plebiscite happens and fails, then we know who to blame, don’t we? Not the arch-conservatives who have planned the downfall of the ‘marriage’ situation all along but the gay activists that that have been hell-bent on ‘marriage’ and nothing else. If NATIONAL civil unions for ALL de fact couples had been pursued, such legislation would have had a clear passage through the Federal Parliament. The religious lobby which is so powerful in this country ( Protestants are not the one-brand ‘easy to beat’ Catholics of Ireland) would not have had a leg to stand on. The plebiscite will bring a NO vote, it will be not about our relationships but about the hatred of homosexuals in this country. We are only ‘tolerated’ in this society. Laws voted on BY the Parliaments have brought protections but had ‘the issue’ of homosexuality been put to a Referendum would it have passed? I doubt it and for those of us ‘realists’ who do not live in Inner Sydney or Melbourne we know what this country is really like! It grieves me to see what those in New Zealand have achieved by using their brains and by being patient as to what is required to achieve a goal. The ‘Marriage’ lobby have alienated so many on the way and give the public a ballot box, paid for by $160 million dollars and there will be a big ‘NO’ I have always voted but my partner and I of being together for 33 years are not going to be a part to such a plebiscite and will pay the $20.00 fines. What an insult to have our relationships ‘Voted On’ and judged by the Australian electorate. Put the ‘Marriage Equality’ book title back on the shelf and wait until the time is right but I think that is now not going to happen! Fools! Some of us have enough mental health issues to deal with after a lifetime of experiencing societal homophobia, than being ‘set up’ for something we have neither asked for or supported.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:07:18 +0000

The Labor senators are right to demand the plebiscite be stopped. To be clear, a few centimetres of air is all that protects you from some who have spent a lifetime fighting to stop the existence of GLBTI people. It puts bullies in reach if victims. Some will have convictions for violence, some will have been done for vilification. I am not going through the indignity of some sort of walk of shame to vote, and it is clear that like in Ireland, confrontation is inevitable. I am not convinced a plebiscite is worth the harm, especially when LNP figures have rigged the outcome declaring hey will not support it., no matter who votes for what.

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