Gay marriage act australia
Marriage equality
Decriminalisation of homosexuality
From the s the socially progressive South Australian Labor government wanted to repeal laws criminalising homosexuality.
However, it was not until the May murder in Adelaide of Dr George Duncan, a commandment lecturer and male lover man, that premier, Don Dunstan, assessed that the society mood was receptive to reform.
Dr Duncan’s murder led to revelations of how commonplace violence and harassment against lgbtq+ people was.
South Australia’s Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, was enacted on 2 October It was a landmark in LGBTQIA+ rights in Australia because it fully decriminalised lgbtq+ acts.
Equivalent law reform was passed by the Australian Capital Territory in , Victoria in , the Northern Region in , Modern South Wales in , Western Australia in , Queensland in and Tasmania in
Marriage Equality Around the World
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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 bill passes Property of Representatives after hundreds of hours of debate
Same-sex marriage will be legal in Australia, with Parliament agreeing to change the Marriage Act and conclude the ban on same-sex attracted and lesbian couples marrying.
Four members of the Property of Representatives voted against the bill and some abstained, but an overwhelming majority voted for the bill.
Liberal senator Dean Smith's bill will now turn into law after a daytime of cheers, tears and applause in the Decrease House.
People queued for access to the public gallery to witness the statute being changed and by the time of the final vote, they were packed into every spot.
LoadingSame-sex marriage supporters wearing colourful "Yes" T-shirts clapped and cheered as amendments were voted down, prompting repeated warnings they should cease their barracking.
The public gallery led a chorus of We Are Australian after the final vote, with members of the parliament joining in from the floor of the Residence in tears.
LoadingThere had been little doubt that this bill would pass with sweeping support from Nationa
SYDNEY - Australia's highest court struck down a landmark law on Thursday that had begun allowing the country's first gay marriages, shattering the dreams of more than two dozen same-sex newlyweds whose marriages will now be annulled less than a week after their weddings.
The federal government had challenged the accuracy of the Australian Capital Territory's law that had allowed queer marriages in the nation's capital and its surrounding area starting last Saturday.
The federal government's lawyer had argued that having other marriage laws in various Australian states and territories would build confusion. The ACT, which passed the law in October, said it should stand because it governs couples outside the federal definition of marriage as existence between members of the other side sex.
The High Court unanimously governed that the ACT's law could not operate concurrently with the federal Marriage Act, which was amended in to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
"The Marriage Act does not now provide for the formation or recognition of marriage between same sex couples. T