Numerous media sources in Australia are reporting that thousands of marriage equality supporters gathered Saturday to rally and protest across Australia as a bill to endorse gay unions was rejected by the government’s Senate.
A Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage on Friday dismissed the Greens’ marriage equality bill, while the ACT government this week struck a deal with the federal government to accept a civil union scheme.
Australian Marriage Equality spokesman Alex Greenwich said strong attendances by more than 2,000 people at rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, ACT, Adelaide and Lismore on Saturday to launch a national year of action showed positive community support.
The Senate inquiry recommended the Australian Law Reform Commission review relationship laws to ensure ‘national consistency’, already Labor policy.
Full story at Sky News – Australia
