Gay and lesbian marriage in Australia

Q & A - 08/11/2010 -

Should gays and lesbians be allowed to get married? How will legislation get through? Will there be a conscience vote? The Q & A panel discuss.

The panel (audience's left to right):
Jonathan Biggins - Actor and political satirist
Bill Shorten - Assistant Treasurer
Janet Albrechtsen - Columnist and commentator
Randa Abdel-Fattah - Lawyer and author
George Brandis - Shadow Attorney General

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[lebo2nvme]

Us younger generations need patience...just wait for these ppl to die off...and the new generation will legalise it..simple as that... history has always shown us this, u cant make sum1 change their beliefs. though they are out of touch with society, once they die, a new generation of leaders will say " why hasnt this ancient law been dismissed?" and thats how we move forward... in the mean time live a life like it is legal and the world will follow

[zeroblue123]

@all4uboom They can't all be the same thing, because the existence of any one of them is incompatible, by definition, with the existence of all of the others. Each religion claims that their conception of God is accurate, and that other conceptions are false. They can't all be right (but they can all be wrong).

[bellsxx7]

"are you happy to see limits on the rights of individuals because they happen to be gay?"

What a hero!

[poiterism]

@rhysepoos because they have their heads stuck firmly up their narsiscistic bums

[MamaMario13]

@Sensiblehuman Okay, Ill take Zeus please :)

[aortablue]

@phoney98 oh if you were going to behave like that to every one who "oppresses" you surely you'd be in a solitary confinement! Why is everyone so hot headed and sensitive about gay marriage? seems to be the only topic which by people base their vote/choose their newspaper! =S....but yeah good onya

[phoney98]

@aortablue it can shove it's bigotry up its ass. i'm not gonna give money to my supressors :)

[aortablue]

@phoney98 why? it'a a pretty good paper!

[JonathanTheAlchemist]

6:55

So what this person is saying is that tyranny of the majority is justified? I'm sure that Black Americans in 1960s USA would've loved that kind of argument.

[JonathanTheAlchemist]

@all4uboom

Because we all know gays love a fictional homophobic psychopath.

[phoney98]

in 1783 a male politician would say 'what? a woman having a job-what an outrage, she should be in the kitchen!' and here in 2011 sits a woman who works with a successful national newpaper. in 1953 another politician would have said 'what? multiculturalism! thats an outrage' and here in 2011 a female muslim woman sits on a panel broadcasting her views to millions. in 2011, two such female politicians say 'what? gay marriage-i won't support it'...THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE-BEYOND HYPOCRISY!