MEDIA RELEASE: Bracks “cannot escape” Civil Unions debate
MEDIA RELEASE: Bracks “cannot escape” Civil Unions debate
Civil Union Action (CUA)
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Bracks “cannot escape” Civil Unions debate
Nationwide rallies push for same-sex relationship recognition
For Immediate Release: 13 August 2006
Melbourne-based same-sex relationship rights group, Civil Union Action (CUA), has urged the Bracks Labor Government to give a commitment to enact a Civil Union scheme for same-sex couples, following a larger-than-expected turnout of 1500 - 2000 people at today’s rally and mass commitment ceremony on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne.
The Melbourne contingent of the National Day of Action was the largest in the country, with other rallies taking place in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Lismore, Blue Mountains, Wagga Wagga and Dubbo.
Melbourne’s gay and lesbian community sent a powerful message to both State and Federal Governments about the level of support in the broader community for change.
"The Bracks Government cannot escape a debate on Civil Unions in Victoria. The momentum towards according loving, same-sex couples equal rights before the law is building every day," said CUA spokesperson John Kloprogge.
"The time for Civil Unions for Victorian same-sex couples is now," Mr Kloprogge added.
Liberal-turned-Independent state MP, Andrew Olexander, promised to defend the rights of same-sex couples through a private member’s bill for Civil Unions.
"The winds of change have come, Mr Bracks, for gays and lesbians - not only in Victoria but throughout the whole of Australia. There will be no turning back until we’ve won our freedom, our dignity and our respect, " Mr Olexander told the crowd.
"A Civil Union scheme would provide social equality, legal security and basic respect to Victorian same-sex couples and their families," Mr Kloprogge concluded.
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CUA Media contact:
John Kloprogge 0422 913 942 cuaction@hotmail.com
Civil Union Action (CUA)
http://www.cuaction.org
Bracks “cannot escape” Civil Unions debate
Nationwide rallies push for same-sex relationship recognition
For Immediate Release: 13 August 2006
Melbourne-based same-sex relationship rights group, Civil Union Action (CUA), has urged the Bracks Labor Government to give a commitment to enact a Civil Union scheme for same-sex couples, following a larger-than-expected turnout of 1500 - 2000 people at today’s rally and mass commitment ceremony on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne.
The Melbourne contingent of the National Day of Action was the largest in the country, with other rallies taking place in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Lismore, Blue Mountains, Wagga Wagga and Dubbo.
Melbourne’s gay and lesbian community sent a powerful message to both State and Federal Governments about the level of support in the broader community for change.
"The Bracks Government cannot escape a debate on Civil Unions in Victoria. The momentum towards according loving, same-sex couples equal rights before the law is building every day," said CUA spokesperson John Kloprogge.
"The time for Civil Unions for Victorian same-sex couples is now," Mr Kloprogge added.
Liberal-turned-Independent state MP, Andrew Olexander, promised to defend the rights of same-sex couples through a private member’s bill for Civil Unions.
"The winds of change have come, Mr Bracks, for gays and lesbians - not only in Victoria but throughout the whole of Australia. There will be no turning back until we’ve won our freedom, our dignity and our respect, " Mr Olexander told the crowd.
"A Civil Union scheme would provide social equality, legal security and basic respect to Victorian same-sex couples and their families," Mr Kloprogge concluded.
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CUA Media contact:
John Kloprogge 0422 913 942 cuaction@hotmail.com
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