Comments on: Tasmania to give gay couples official ceremonies http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/ News, reviews and comment from Europe's largest gay news service Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stevemd2 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-78225 Stevemd2 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:53:13 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-78225 There will not be one big win. The win will be a thousand steps forward, in different places, re different parts of the issue. And everyone of these steps will be a nail in the coffin of homophobia, and a disgracing of the religious Christian and yes even Ultra-Orthodox jewish Taliban (I am nominally Jewish btw). Make it so. There will not be one big win. The win will be a thousand steps forward, in different places, re different parts of the issue. And everyone of these steps will be a nail in the coffin of homophobia, and a disgracing of the religious Christian and yes even Ultra-Orthodox jewish Taliban (I am nominally Jewish btw).

Make it so.

]]> By: Aussie Gay Activist Paul Mitchell http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75157 Aussie Gay Activist Paul Mitchell Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:05 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75157 Thank you Roodney Croome!!!! (the famous big Tassie gay activist). IVF parentage legislation is also pending in Tasmania. This will give lesbians who under went IVF the same parentage rights as straight women. Similar laws regarding IVF perantage are already available in England, Wales and various other Australian states and territories. Tasmania or any state or territory for that matter CAN NOT legalize marriages for anyone by the way - because it is a federal (Commonwealth) legal policy framework responsiblity that is listed under the Australian Consitution. However states/territories can freely implement relationship recognition such as unregistered cohabitation and/or relationship registries. which the ACT, VIC and TAS have done already. NSW and QLD are thinking about relationship registeries (but no implementation yet). WA, SA, NT and the Commonwealth federal government are TOO CONSERVATIVE, they will just not have relationship registeries for a while yet!!!! All levels of Australian Governments - both the states and territories and even the federal Commonwealth government does have unregistered cohabitation or de facto status. Thank you Roodney Croome!!!! (the famous big Tassie gay activist).

IVF parentage legislation is also pending in Tasmania. This will give lesbians who under went IVF the same parentage rights as straight women. Similar laws regarding IVF perantage are already available in England, Wales and various other Australian states and territories.

Tasmania or any state or territory for that matter CAN NOT legalize marriages for anyone by the way – because it is a federal (Commonwealth) legal policy framework responsiblity that is listed under the Australian Consitution.

However states/territories can freely implement relationship recognition such as unregistered cohabitation and/or relationship registries. which the ACT, VIC and TAS have done already.

NSW and QLD are thinking about relationship registeries (but no implementation yet). WA, SA, NT and the Commonwealth federal government are TOO CONSERVATIVE, they will just not have relationship registeries for a while yet!!!!

All levels of Australian Governments – both the states and territories and even the federal Commonwealth government does have unregistered cohabitation or de facto status.

]]> By: Vince http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75099 Vince Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:57:04 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75099 A step forward but still clearly inadequate. A step forward but still clearly inadequate.

]]> By: Rich http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75085 Rich Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:36:37 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/tasmania-to-give-gay-couples-official-ceremonies/#comment-75085 A step in the right direction but more needs to be done to have full rights A step in the right direction but more needs to be done to have full rights

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