新闻:澳大利亚执政党今天投票表决支持同性婚姻(2011.12.3)
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boywilson:今天,澳大利亚执政党投票表决支持same-sex marriage, 这是历史的进步,澳大利亚将与加拿大比利时挪威荷兰瑞典以及越来越多的国家一起证明--婚姻的价值在于肯定保护承诺和爱---而不是助长偏见与歧视

Australia's ruling party endorses gay marriage

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's ruling party voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage, a reversal of its long-standing position that has little practical effect on the chance of gay marriage being legalized in the country.

The impact of the vote at the center-left Labor Party's annual conference was diluted by the party's endorsement of a motion by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to allow lawmakers to make a "conscience vote" on bills attempting to legalize gay marriage. That means legislators can vote on the issue according to their personal beliefs rather than being forced to vote in line with the party's official position.

Gillard's government holds a wafer-thin majority in Parliament over the conservative Liberal Party — which opposes same-sex marriage — and several Labor members personally oppose gay marriage. So any bill proposing to legalize gay marriage will still face a tough battle.

Recent polls show a majority of Australians favor allowing same-sex marriage, and several Australian states already permit civil unions between gay couples. But Gillard opposes any changes to Australia's Marriage Act, which prohibits same-sex marriage.

She called the party's support of the conscience vote "the right decision," but brushed off questions about its endorsement of the policy change.

"My focus was on the conscience vote and people should be able to vote in accordance with their conscience — and certainly now they will," Gillard said.

Marriage equality advocates said they were disappointed with the conscience vote, but praised the policy change as historic.

"The momentum toward achieving marriage equality is unstoppable," Australian Marriage Equality national convener Alex Greenwich said. "A major obstacle to reform has been removed and we are prepared to face the new challenge we have been given of achieving reform with a Labor conscience vote."

The vote followed a fiery debate in which gay marriage advocates pleaded for equal treatment of all couples, regardless of sexual orientation, and opponents argued for the status quo.

"This issue is one we should decide with our heads, not on the basis of emotion," said Joe de Bruyn, national secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, one of the country's largest unions. "The definition of marriage as set out in the legislation is that it is the union of one man and one woman, voluntarily entered into for life. It has always been that way since the dawn of humanity."

In a passionate speech that brought much of the audience to its feet, Labor Sen. John Faulkner said it was the government's job to protect human rights.

"Human rights can never be at the mercy of individual opinions or individual prejudices. They are not privileges to be extended to one person and denied to another according to the whims of popular opinion or the whims of the government of the day," he said. "They are inherent in each and every one of us simply because we are human."

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  • wale 2011-12-03 12:50
    哈哈 凌站好快 我中午想发的
  • 凌绝顶 2011-12-03 15:23
    wale: 哈哈 凌站好快 我中午想发的
    是boywilson发的记录,让我知道滴。
  • wale 2011-12-03 15:30
    凌绝顶: 是boywilson发的记录,让我知道滴。
    soga 我今天中午睡觉看到的
  • A君 2011-12-03 17:10
    原来国外已经用same-sex marriage来表示同性婚姻了……我还一直以为是chinglish呢. 还以为应该是gay marriage或者homo打头的之类的……
  • 陆羽 2011-12-03 17:53
    好棒
  • 芒芒果 2011-12-03 18:13
    可喜可贺啊
  • songsfromtibet 2011-12-03 18:24
    悉尼那边今天又是大规模游行 同性恋运动还是悉尼做的最有声有色
  • 郭伟东 2011-12-03 19:02
    这是正义的胜利!!!
  • leeforeverh 2011-12-03 20:47
  • Jo. 2011-12-03 21:15
    @冯伟牧师 说美国那边没有通过,是真的吗?
  • Untilyou 2011-12-03 23:49
    今天突然觉得结婚时间太难的事情!以后肯定会硬着头皮结婚、生活!
  • 御宅 2011-12-04 00:39
    Jo.: @冯伟牧师 说美国那边没有通过,是真的吗?
    举刀者比死于刀下。宣扬仇恨的人,必遭仇恨吞噬。
  • PrinceE 2011-12-04 04:25
    澳大利亚啊。。。我家叔该不会。。。不回来了吧~这对我,真不是个放心的小心
  • homogay 2011-12-04 04:44
    图片很温馨 道路很漫长
  • 282455625 2011-12-04 08:44
    以后要去澳洲发展才行
  • ymintao 2011-12-04 09:23
    支持澳大利亚工党!下次选举再选ALP!明年政府将提交同性恋婚姻政策,希望能在议会中通过。在澳洲的亲们加油!
  • Jo. 2011-12-04 21:48
    御宅: 举刀者比死于刀下。宣扬仇恨的人,必遭仇恨吞噬。
    这句出自圣经么?
  • 游牧人fr 2011-12-05 12:43
    只是执政党投票通过 要立法估计还有很长的路要走吧
  • 御宅 2011-12-05 21:48
    Jo.: 这句出自圣经么?
    不是,佛这么说的。
  • Jo. 2011-12-06 00:33
    御宅: 不是,佛这么说的。
    oh my gosh!
  • 御宅 2011-12-06 01:52
    Jo.: oh my gosh!
    你理解歪了。我的意思是,这话大家都在说。你管他出处是哪儿呢,说的对就完了。
  • hotdog 2011-12-06 21:15
    投票的结果是什么?
  • 蓝镔 2011-12-29 19:35
    没看懂。。。
  • 老男孩0 2013-03-23 22:48
    虽然看不懂英文,但是还是要支持同志婚姻!




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