Australia legalise same sex marriage
Marriage Equality Around the World
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to strengthen movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in
Liechtenstein: On May 16, , Liechtenstein's gove
Same-sex marriage around the world: How many countries own legalised it?
More and more countries around the world have now legalised same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since December , with the first ceremonies held in January
And the latest countries to legalise same-sex marriages were Ecuador, Taiwan and Austria in
We have put together a list of countries that have passed laws to allow same-sex marriage.
– The Netherlands
The Netherlands was the first country to pass legislation to permit same-sex couples to legally marry, divorce and adopt children.
The law passed by a three-to-one margin.
Gert Kasteel, left, and Dolf Pasker become one of the first same sex couples in the world to wed on April 1 Source: AP Photo/Peter Dejong
– Belgium
Belgium&#x;s parliament voted to allow same-sex marriage in , with the legislation in granting same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
– Spain and Canada
In , Canada became the first noun outside of Europe to legalise same-sex marriage. Parliament passed legislat
Same-Sex Marriage in Australia: A Bittersweet Victory
In a enormous step forward for LGBTIQ rights, same-sex marriage (SSM) in Australia was legalised on 7 December This outcome was uplifting, but also bittersweet. The Australian Government could have legalised SSM quickly and painlessly months ago. Instead, it forged ahead with a controversial postal survey, which divided a nation and damaged the LGBTIQ community. Now that SSM has been legalised, Australian politicians should not congratulate themselves on the success of the SSM survey, in which % of eligible Australians voted for marriage equality. Rather, they should apologise that it ever happened.
When Australia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in October , a Council representative vehemently declared that “[h]uman rights are not to be determined by opinion poll.” She was referring to the SSM survey, a voluntary non-binding opinion poll on LGBTIQ rights in Australia, which bore a price tag of approximately AUD$ million, and far higher social cost. These costs were threefold.
Public Relations with Government
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Australia votes to legalise same-sex marriage
Australians have voted to legalise same sex marriage by an overwhelming margin in a national survey.
Some % of voters supported Australia becoming the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage, after countries such as the US, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.
There were % opposed.
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One of those who voted "yes" was Hamish Koci, 37, from Melbourne, who said he felt "a bit delirious" following the result.
He told Sky News Online: "I'm actually lying in bed right now exhausted because I couldn't sleep last bedtime, I guess in anticipation of the result today.
"I'd cleared my schedule for today, thinking I'd hope to be at my local gay bar, surrounded by friends.
"But it turned o