,/ATEM5T ON ,M>RIAGE ,EQUALITY ,SURVEY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P SUPPORTS A ,Y,E,S VOTE 9 ! PO/AL SURVEY ON M>RIAGE EQUALITY N[ 9 PROGRESS 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,WE DO ?IS1 NOT BECAUSE WE 5DORSE ! 9/ITUTION ( M>RIAGE1 BUT BECAUSE ! SURVEY WILL HAVE CONCRETE RESULTS & WE NE$ TO *OOSE :I* RESULTS WE FAVOR4 

,M>RIAGE IS A REACTION>Y SOCIAL 9/ITUTION :I* EXI/S SO ?AT M5 CAN 5SURE ?AT !IR PROP]TY WILL BE 9H]IT$ BY *ILDR5 :O >E UNQUE/IONABLY !IR [N (FSPR+4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 IT WAS ALSO A MEANS = NEGOTIAT+ ALLIANCES BETWE5 FAMILIES TO ADVANCE !IR 9T]E/S4 ,! WI%ES & 9T]E/S ( WOM5 W]E ( LITTLE ACC\NT 9 ! PROCESS4 ,M>RIAGE HAS ?US BE5 P>T ( ! SUBORD9ATION ( WOM5 TO M5 )9 CLASS SOCIETY4 ,) ! RISE ( CAPITALISM1 ROMANTIC LOVE GRADUALLY SUP]S$$ DYNA/IC MANEUV]+1 ALL[+ 9DIVIDUALS RELATIVE FRE$OM 9 *OOS+ !IR P>TN]4 ,SU* FRE$OM IS /ILL SUBORD9AT$1 ?\<1 TO ! NE$ TO 5SURE PAT]NITY 9 ! 9H]ITANCE ( PROP]TY4 

,9 REC5T DECADES1 SOCIAL PREJUDICES AGA9/ HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVITY HAVE BE5 DECAY+1 A CONSEQU5CE ( WIDESPREAD CONTRACEPTION1 :I* HAS SEV]$ ! PREVI\SLY IRON L9K BETWE5 SEX & REPRODUCTION4 ,?IS HAS OP5$ ! DOOR = ,L,G,B,T,I,Q PEOPLE TO GA9 WID] ACCEPTANCE 9 SOCIETY & ALL[$ !IR /RUGGLES = EQUALITY TO A*IEVE GREAT] SUCCESS4 ,! /RUGGLES HAVE BE5 H>D F\<T1 BECAUSE P[] CONC$ES NO?+ )\T A DEM&1 BUT ! PRECONDITIONS = SUCCESS N[ EXI/ 9 A WAY !Y DIDN'T A C5TURY AGO4 

,9 #b#d1 ! ,COALITION ,GOV]NM5T ( ,JOHN ,H[>D SAW ! GR[+ PU% = EQUALITY 9 SOCIETY BY ,L,G,B,T,I,Q PEOPLE & DECID$ ?AT SOME?+ HAD TO BE DONE TO /OP IT4 ,H[>D SAW HE W\LD HAVE TR\BLE HOLD+ ! L9E 9 ! FACE ( A PIECEMEAL PU% AGA9/ A S]IES ( PETTY MAT]IAL =MS ( DISCRIM9ATION1 SO HE DECID$ ?AT HE W\LD DRAW A L9E 9 ! S& OV] A MAJOR SYMBOLIC ISSUE - M>RIAGE4 ,AFT] A BRIEF M$IA CAMPAIGN1 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY CAPITULAT$ & VOT$ ) ! ,COALITION TO 5TR5* COMPULSORY HET]OSEXUALITY 9 ! ,M>RIAGE ,ACT4 ,H[>D HAD WON ANO!R BATTLE 9 HIS CULTURE W>S & HAD HIS POSITION /R5G!N$4 ,:AT FEW ANTICIPAT$1 ?\<1 WAS H[ F> & H[ FA/ PUBLIC OP9ION W\LD *ANGE4 

,UNTIL ,H[>D *ANG$ ! ,M>RIAGE ,ACT1 GETT+ ! LEGAL RI<T TO M>RY HAD NOT BE5 A PRIORITY ( ! ,L,G,B,T,I,Q MOVEM5T4 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 IT SAW M>RIAGE AS A REACTION>Y 9/ITUTION4 ,!RE HAD ONLY BE5 A FEW /IRR+S ( 9T]E/1 PROVOK$ BY DEVELOPM5TS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,H[>D HAD 5GAG$ 9 A PREEMPTIVE /RIKE1 5SUR+ ?AT M>RIAGE EQUALITY W\LD NOT BE A*IEV$ ?R\< ! C\RTS4 ,HIS ACTION TURN$ ! POLITICAL SITUATION >\ND4 ,! ,M>RIAGE ,ACT N[ /&S AS A MASSIVE /ATEM5T BY ! ,/ATE ?AT ,L,G,B,T,I,Q PEOPLE >E NOT EQUAL TO /RAI<T PEOPLE & !IR RELATION%IPS >E SECOND CLASS ONES4 ,! ,L,G,B,T,I,Q MOVEM5T GOT ! MESSAGE & REALIZ$ ?AT SOCIAL EQUALITY WASN'T GO+ TO BE A*IEV$ )\T M>RIAGE EQUALITY4 ,! =CES ( REACTION HAVE *OS5 !IR GR\ND & WE MU/ WAGE \R BATTLE ON ?AT FIELD1 OR NOT AT ALL4 

,9 ITSELF1 *ANG+ ! ,M>RIAGE ,ACT TO ALL[ C\PLES ( ! SAME SEX TO M>RY IS A V]Y M9OR RE=M4 ,L,G,B,T,I,Q PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A REACTION>Y 9/ITUTION :I* WILL BE R5D]$ IRRELEVANT BY A WORK]S' REVOLUTION :I* ABOLI%ES PROP]TY & ?US 9H]ITANCE4 ,! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! CAMPAIGN = M>RIAGE EQUALITY1 ?\<1 IS 9 ! 5EMY WE MU/ DEFEAT TO A*IEVE IT4 ,WE >E FI<T+ ORGANIZ$ RELIGION1 ) ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* AT ITS HEAD4 ,WE >E FI<T+ SOME ( ! MO/ P[]FUL & JU/LY HAT$ FIGURES ON ! POLITICAL ,RI<T 9 ,AU/RALIA1 9CLUD+ ,TONY ,ABBOTT1 ,CORY ,B]N>DI & ,&REW ,BOLT4 ,& WE >E FI<T+ ! ,FASCI/S1 :O HAVE TAK5 TIME \T FROM SPREAD+ ,ISLAMOPHOBIA & ANTI-,SEMITISM TO DEMON/RATE ?AT ?IS CAMPAIGN IS NOT AB\T M>RIAGE1 BUT AB\T ! LEGITIMACY ( HOMOSEXUALITY ITSELF4 ,IF WE W91 WE PUT !SE PEOPLE TO FLI<T4 ,IF WE LOSE1 WE WILL FACE A FE/IVAL ( REACTION SU* AS ,AU/RALIA HASN'T SE5 S9CE ! #a#i#eS4 

,! PO/AL SURVEY IS A FLAW$ PROCESS ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 SOME?+ F> 9F]IOR TO AN AU!NTIC PLEBISCITE ON A CONCRETE PROPOSAL4 ,WE DIDN'T *OOSE ?IS BATTLEFIELD1 BUT IT'S A BATTLE WE MU/ W94 ,VOTE ,Y,E,S = LIB]TY1 EQUALITY & SOLID>ITY4 ,VOTE ,Y,E,S & PREP>E TO TAKE ! /RUGGLE FUR!R4 

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