It's appalling to think that in a presumably progressive society equality is something that's handed out to select citizens. Despite the fact that we're into the second decade of the 21st century, marriage is still only available to heterosexuals here in Australia.
Marriage is a union between two people, and the fact that the government does not recognise this is a sad state of affairs. But what is perhaps worse is the fact that the government is voted in by the people, and the people of Australia clearly have not found equality a serious enough issue for the government to move forward.
For when the government decrees that marriage is only to be recognised between one group of people and not another, is this not the very definition of discrimination?
Let us look back on 2010 as the year in which we said "Enough is enough: let us end the discrimination against those who are not heterosexual."
If you find equality for all Australians an issue worth taking a stand on, then join me on election day in voting up those parties that support same sex marriage, and place last those parties that continue to promote their outdated, discriminatory policies.
For:
Australian Sex Party
Secular Party of Australia
Australian Greens
Australian Democrats
Liberal Democratic Party
Socialist Alliance
Socialist Equality Party
Against:
Family First
Democratic Labor Party
Labor Party
Liberal Party
National Party
One Nation
Christian Democratic Party
