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LABOR LISTENS: Stand up for social equality

Posted: Saturday, 13 November 2010 | By: SimonL

How about differentiating yourselves from the Liberal party and standing up for same-sex marriage? My vote is with the Greens until the Victorian ALP represents my voice on this issue.

Also, as a party that is comprised of many with a legal background, the attack on the Greens member and who he represented whilst working as a barrister is utterly disgraceful and only serves to harm the ALP. Less cheap tactics and more substance please.

As a former staunch ALP voter I can tell you that the reason why your votes are bleeding to the Greens is because you're being perceived as a stand-for-nothing party that's lost its soul.

Categories: Fairer, gay, GLBT, Greens, lesbian, marriage, same-sex
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  • Grass is not always greener

    Posted: Tuesday, 16 November 2010 | By: SarahQ from Ashburton , Vic

    I respect your views SimonL and I too support gay marriage, but to imply that Labor no longer stand for anything because of this issue is too much. A number of MPs have voiced their support for gay marriage including Bronwyn Pike, Richard Wynne, Maxine Morand to name a few. The Greens have used the issue as a political stunt, as someone with legal experience you know as well as a certain candidate the only way the Marriage Act can be changed is i...

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  • Embraces diversity

    Posted: Tuesday, 16 November 2010 | By: LaborHQ from Melboune , Victoria

    Labor believes in a society that embraces diversity. We support our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities and will ensure their members are safe, valued and respected.

    The Brumby Labor Government has been the most legislatively progressive government in the country for furthering GLBTI issues, we have introduced significant legal reforms to remove the discrimination faced by same-sex couples, including establishing the R...

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