ICYMI (which unless you were living in a media blackout you probably didn’t), Ireland voted yes to marriage equality last week.
Ireland will allow gay marriage. Ireland. A predominantly Catholic country, but not Australia. SMDH.
Australian politicians have reacted on Twitter to the fact that when a country that still criminalises abortion says yes to gay marriage, then maybe – just maybe – Australia should catch up with the rest of the world and JUST LEGALISE IT ALREADY. GAWD.
Ireland today, Australia when? Time for @billshortenmp @TonyAbbottMHR to end discrimination and vote for #marriageequality.
— Christine Milne (@senatormilne) May 23, 2015
Time for Australia and our Parliament to embrace marriage equality. Congratulations Ireland
— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) May 23, 2015
Greens will push for a vote on #marriageeqaulity in the Senate before the year is out. Time for the parliament to catchup with the people
— sarah hanson-young (@sarahinthesen8) May 24, 2015
Tony, mate, it’s time to leave the 1950s behind. Most Australians are quite relaxed with the idea that some gays want to get hitched
— sarah hanson-young (@sarahinthesen8) May 24, 2015
Let’s go Tony Abbott. The Howard-Rudd-Gillard years of ‘No’ are a failure. Like the Irish, Australians want ‘Yes’. Bob Brown.
— Bob Brown (@BobBrownFndn) May 23, 2015
Nice work Ireland #MarriageEquality #ThatsAll
— Stephen Jones MP (@StephenJonesMP) May 23, 2015
Inspiring to see Ireland’s march towards equality. Let’s hope live wins the day and Australia follows next. #IrelandVoteYes
— Clover Moore (@CloverMoore) May 23, 2015
And then there’s this guy (managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby):
Disappointing to see marriage redefined in Ireland. Children lose the legal & cultural assumption that biological parents matter.
— Lyle Shelton (@LyleShelton) May 23, 2015
And this PSA:
Marriage Equality in Australia requires change to an Act of Parliament not constitutional change via a referendum. #auspol #IrelandVotesYes
— Marise Payne (@MarisePayne) May 24, 2015
So, um, hurry up and get on with it? Maybe?
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