Australia voted YES for marriage equality and the internet is a lovely place to be Independent.ie Australia has voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage and the internet is a lovely place to be this morning. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/australia-voted-yes-for-marriage-equality-and-the-internet-is-a-lovely-place-to-be-36321908.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article36321882.ece/15c0c/AUTOCROP/h342/opera%20house.JPG Email Australia has voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage and the internet is a lovely place to be this morning. Two years after Ireland did the same there's a similar outpouring of joy and celebration and many a rainbow adorning Twitter. "It is unequivocal, it is overwhelming," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said of the survey result which saw the yes vote win by 61.6% to 38.4%. South Australia was the first jurisdiction to decriminalise homosexuality in 1975 but it remained illegal in Tazmania until 1997 so … [Read more...] about Australia voted YES for marriage equality and the internet is a lovely place to be
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Gay couples register weddings on day one of marriage equality
Same-sex couples hurried to declare plans to tie the knot on Saturday as Australia's new marriage equality law came into effect, with wedding registry offices holding special hours for the first day of legalized gay unions. The historic bill finally legalising same-sex marriage came into effect barely 24 hours after its overwhelming passage through parliament. Couples wanting to wed under the new law can lodge a notice to marry Saturday, but will have to wait a calendar month before exchanging vows, meaning the first weddings are expected on January 9. "I put in an enquiry yesterday, didn't expect to hear back from someone so quickly and they said 'oh, we are open specially today', so we thought 'okay, let's go and do it, let's do it asap'," said Clare Jacobs, holding tight to her newly-official fiancee Valeria Ballantyne. "I thought we would just come in and sign a form and it would just be a formality, but it's actually quite emotional," added Ballantyne. The legislation came after … [Read more...] about Gay couples register weddings on day one of marriage equality
Apple celebrates Australian marriage equality in new iPhone X ad
Apple Australia has released a new ad for iPhone X that celebrates marriage equality. In “First Dance,” various same-sex couples are shown taking their first dances together as a married couple at their weddings. “Never Tear Us Apart” by Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barrett is played in the background. The ad is part of Apple’s “shot on iPhone X” campaign which showcases the photography and videography capabilities of the iPhone X. Australia passed legislation to legalize same-sex marriages in December. Watch below. Image is screenshot courtesy of YouTube … [Read more...] about Apple celebrates Australian marriage equality in new iPhone X ad
BOSS True Leaders 2018: Same-sex marriage coalition
The AFR BOSS 2018 True Leaders list reveals the people who are changing Australia for the better. Share on twitter Share on Google Plus by Patrick Durkin When Janine Middleton, a Liberal-voting, former investment banker who never leaves the house without her pearls, convinced 31 top chief executives to sign a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to support same-sex marriage, the mood in Canberra noticeably shifted.“I sent out an email to various CEOs … some people wanted extra information but almost all of them signed,” Middleton says. “It was a critical moment because it said to Canberra we are united and we are not going away.” CEOs including Shayne Elliott of ANZ Banking Group, Tracey Fellows of REA Group, Richard Goyder, who ran Wesfarmers and now chairs oil company Woodside and the AFL, Brian Hartzer of Westpac, Cindy Hook of Deloitte, Luke Sayers of PwC, Alan Joyce of Qantas, Steve McCann of Lendlease, Ian Narev, then of … [Read more...] about BOSS True Leaders 2018: Same-sex marriage coalition
Marriage Equality comms chief Clint McGilvray recalls his most difficult day
by Clint McGilvray Clint McGilvray was the communications manager for Australian Marriage Equality and ran the Yes" campaign from 2016 to the end of 2017. Now working for himself, he recalls the ups and downs of the campaign.If you told me as a child growing up in Wagga Wagga in the 1990s that I would work for the marriage equality campaign, it wouldn't have even been believable. I think that childhood helped me have a read on what people think. Growing up in a regional place I’ve seen every walk of life, so I’ve got an understanding of people’s views and what makes them tick.Fifteen years ago, I started working in politics, interning for the NSW opposition leader. Working in government, I always worked in areas of horror – it was always police, emergency services, fires, floods, shootings and disasters. So I’ve seen the best of humanity and I’ve seen the worst. I saw that a little bit in the campaign as well.In politics, I’d worked … [Read more...] about Marriage Equality comms chief Clint McGilvray recalls his most difficult day