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The result is set to be announced on November 15th A new poll has discovered that opposition to same-sex marriage in Australia is on the rise. Australia’s vote on the issue of marriage equality has already divided the country’s national rugby team, as well as the country as a whole over the past few weeks. A poll of 1,695 voters by Galaxy Research found support for same-sex marriage dropped in the past five weeks, from 63% to 57%. Even more worryingly, opposition has...

With a whopping crowd of "about 20 people." Last month the Australian right-wing group, Party For Freedom, announced its plans to hold a “straight lives matter” rally in Sydney on September 23. And this past week it actually happened. According to ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) a crowd of “about 20 people” event at Green Park were far outnumbered by counter-protestors. “Some people have said it’s provocative but we’re just exercising our democratic right to freedom of speech and freedom of location,” said Nick...

'I watched him get married in London, now let him get married in Australia too' I love my twin brother more than anything. I was the first person he ever came out to and recently, he asked me to be his best man at his wedding in London. But as the straight identical twin brother of my now married womb buddy, it is hard to imagine a universe where the wedding I attended just over a month ago means absolutely nothing...

Tony Abbott was not headbutted for opposing same-sex marriage despite his claims to the contrary. Mr Abbott, the country’s right-wing former Prime Minister, has been a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage as voters have their say on the issue in a binding postal vote. He was a victim of an attack during a confrontation yesterday after attending a meeting with anti-gay marriage campaigners in the city of Hobart. Mr Abbott’s sustained only “minor injuries” in the attack, which the politician claimed was...

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...

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...

Lucidtalk's new poll has revealed just how many people are in favour of marriage equality. A new poll released by Lucidtalk, a Northern Ireland polling and market research company, has revealed that most of Northern Ireland are in favour of same-sex marriage. According to the poll, around 61% of the people asked would vote to legalise same-sex marriage if a referendum was held. The results show that a further 32.5% of the people wouldn’t vote to legalise same-sex marriage while 6.5% have...

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...

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...

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...

While the world eagerly awaits the arrival of the brand new Apple iPhone X and iPhone 8 models, the company’s openly gay CEO Tim Cook has taken the opportunity to use the increased attention to issue a pro-LGBT statement. The world’s biggest tech company has come out in support of same-sex marriage in Australia on the day its citizens can start posting their votes. “We support marriage equality and believe all Australians deserve the freedom to marry the person they love,”...

'Actually, it's a postal survey' Australia could potentially have marriage equality by the end of 2017, but that all depends on the result of a national vote. ‘Actually, it’s a postal survey’ Australia is not voting in a compulsory plebiscite or referendum on marriage equality. But rather a non-binding postal survey. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was commissioned to hold a national poll on the issue. From September 12 every eligible voter – about 16 million people – will receive a postal survey...