Tag: Australia

Elton John has made an emotional plea for equal marriage on Instagram. Gay icon Elton John has called for equal marriage in Australia in an emotional Instagram post yesterday (September 21). The singer, who married David Furnish in 2014, stated that being able to “openly love” is what makes life “truly worth living.” John also confessed his love for the country, before stating he hopes it can “embrace the honest and courage” for marriage equality. He wrote: “Almost 24 years ago, I met...

Good on you, mate. We’ve reported on some of the ugliness that’s been stirred up as Australia readies to vote on the issue of same-sex marriage. But there have been some sweet moments, too: Like retired rugby player Andrew Johns kissing ex-teammate Billy Pedan. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZIqWHLglmV/ Johns, formerly captain the Newcastle Knights, posted an Instagram of the smooch this week, with the caption “2 boys from Cessnock will be voting yes. Ha ha, sorry Bill.” Response to the photo was mixed. “Thanks for making...

16 million barcodes have been issued to Australian voters, and one citizen found the hidden word. Australia’s equal marriage postal vote is underway, but the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has been forced to apologise after one voter noticed a hidden word on his friend’s form. Around 16 million survey cards were sent out to voters, each with a unique barcode. However, one citizen took to Twitter to reveal that one of the many unique barcodes spelt out the word “BUMSEX”. Despite...

The Hunger Games star doesn't believe marriage equality should be subject to a vote. Liam Hemsworth has spoken out to urge Australians to vote ‘Yes’ to marriage equality in the country’s ongoing poll on the issue. The Hunger Games star, whose older brother Chris voiced his own support for equal marriage last month, took to Instagram on Tuesday (September 19) to make his own plea for equality. In the post, Liam wrote that he doesn’t “believe” that same-sex marriage should come down...

'Queer Muslims exist and there's nothing you can do to change that and we need to be heard' Fahad Ali, a 24-year-old university student has been a queer activist for a long time, but now his Muslim faith and queer identity are colliding thanks to Australia’s postal survey on marriage equality. ‘Muslims have a bit of an issue with homosexuality and that’s just the case. But something like this (postal survey) allows us to begin to have the discussion, that’s never...

13 Reasons Why actor Brandon Flynn has a response for the anti-same-sex marriage message in Australia. Actor Brandon Flynn has spoken out for marriage equality in Australia in response to news that someone had written “Vote No” in skywriting above Sydney. In an emotional Instagram post in which the actor appears to identify as LGBT, the 13 Reasons Why star wrote: “Just saw the ‘vote no’ message in the sky, looming over Sydney. Thank you for raising money and hiring a...

The 'Too Good at Goodbyes' singer has spoken out after anti-gay skywriting was spotted in Sydney over the weekend, Sam Smith has urged Australians to back equal marriage as the country begins to cast ballots in a non-binding postal vote on the issue of LGBT+ equality. The ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’ singer lent his voice to the campaign for equality Down Under after skywriting encouraging Australians to vote against same-sex marriage was spotted over Sydney on Sunday morning (September 17). Sam, who...

Opponents of same-sex marriage preached their hate to the skies on Sunday morning. Just days after the start of Australia’s postal vote for same-sex marriage, anti-equal marriage campaigners have written “Vote No” across the skies of Sydney. The message appeared above the city’s Inner West district on Sunday morning, encouraging Australians to vote against marriage equality. Australian Conservative Senator Cory Bernardi told opponents of same-sex marriage to be “vigilant” during the Coalition for Marriage’s launch of the No campaign. To an audience of...

A couple in Victoria, Australia, who’ve chosen to keep their identities a secret, were recently very excited for their upcoming wedding. The wedding was planned for November at a Presbyterian church and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Adjacently, Australia is in the throes of a public vote deciding the public view on same-sex marriage and whether it should be legal in the country. Last month, the bride of the couple decided to share her thoughts on the situation on social media. “I...

Share the hashtag to get Chris Hemsworth to see a very important proposal 12-year-old Max Townes has the best reason to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia. In a viral post from his mother Megan, Max wrote the best argument for marriage equality and we couldn’t have put it better ourselves. He wrote: ‘All I want is the right to marry Chris Hemsworth. ‘You’ve got five years until I’m 18 Australia! You too Chris,’ he added. https://twitter.com/townesy77/status/906708992180633600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fthis-12-year-old-boy-has-the-best-reason-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage%2F Max turns 13 in November this year and...

As we are now in the thick of the public vote over Marriage Equality in Australia, there are many MANY campaigns and commercials airing for and against same-sex marriage. But, there are very few that are able to touch people in the special way that the one below did. This pro-Marriage Equality ad played during last night’s Bachelor finale and caused several people to tear up. Think you can watch it with a dry eye? Check out the video below. And, after that...

Ex-PM Kevin Rudd calls for respectful debate Ex-Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd tweeted a photo of his bloodied and bruised godson after a vicious homophobic attack. 19-year-old Sean Foster was campaigning for same-sex marriage on Oxford Street in Brisbane when the incident occurred. According to a Facebook post from Bulimba 4 Marriage Equality, the unidentified perpetrator called out to Foster: ‘I hate fucking faggots!’ To which Foster replied: ‘That’s ok, I don’t like you.’ When the man asked if Foster was calling him...

'The 'no' campign is trying to dehumanize LGBTI people' Personal experiences with homophobia have driven a group of psychologists to provide free psychological support for LGBTI people during Australia’s postal survey on marriage equality. Australians are currently receiving ballots in the mail asking if they agree the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. The postal survey has caused great distress to Australia’s LGBTI community. Sydney’s LGBTI youth service Twenty10 has had a 20% increase in the amount of...

You go, Max! If you’re looking for the most adorable argument in favour of marriage equality, this is probably it. As Australians prepare to take part in a postal vote on the issue of same-sex marriage, anti-gay propaganda has been circulated around the country and “scaremongering” adverts have aired on TV. Priests have reportedly called for ‘all gay people to be shot‘, while an Australian MP has recently told LGBT+ people to “grow a spine” and “stop being delicate little flowers” in...