Marriage equality protest"I am hopeful love will prevail and that the Parliament will back marriage equality for all." Adam Bandt MP

Adam Bandt will move amendments to the Marriage Act in the House of Representatives as soon Parliament resumes. He will seek co-sponsors from Labor, the Coalition and the cross-bench for the private member's bill.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will also move for a vote in the Senate.

For more information, see Adam's official website or jump on his Facebook page. To show your support, send your Tweet with the tag #equallove and follow @AdamBandt

 

State Parliament update:

The Victorian Greens motion on marriage equality was presented to the Victorian Legislative Council on Wednesday 23 November. The motion, being presented by the Victorian Greens GLBTI spokesperson Sue Pennicuik, uses similar words as the motion passed in the Tasmanian Lower House in September and in the ACT Legislative Assembly earlier this week.

The motion states: "That this House supports marriage equality, and calls on the Commonwealth Parliament to amend the Commonwealth Marriage Act 1961 to provide for marriage equality."

While the motion was presented, it was not debated and is still on the parliamentary agenda. If youwant to see marriage equality in Victoria, you need to speak up! Here are some ways to be heard:

Contact details for all MLCs are at
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/council

Help us to spread the word -

  • Send this link to friends and family, asking them to write to the MPs too
  • Share the equal marriage rights posts from our Facebook page at Victorian Greens or Sue Pennicuik
  • Retweet our announcement on equal marriage rights on Twitter - @VictorianGreens or @SueMLC

 

To keep up to date with the latest in our campaign for equal marriage, check the Victorian Greens MPs website.

 

If you would like to see how the debate went in Tasmania, you can see the transcript on the Tasmanian Parliament website.

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