Great LGBTQ+ Speeches by Tea Uglow

Author:Tea Uglow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Published: 2022-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

No-one has ever been able to provide me with an adequate response as to why marriage should be confined to a man and a woman.

Ian Hunter

A Matter of Interest

New Parliament House, Canbarra, Australia

17th June 2009

I no longer think that it is adequate that I might one day be able to go to the local council and register my partnership as I might register my dog. I want to get married.

Around the world, the fight for marriage equality has been going on – and around the world, states, courts, community and parliaments have been rising to the fight. . . .

I want to get married. Next year will be the twentieth anniversary of my not-being-married to my partner, Leith. . . .

No one has ever been able to provide me with an adequate response as to why marriage should be confined to a man and a woman. The response that this form of ‘traditional marriage’ should be retained because of the biblical tradition doesn’t hold much water for all of us [60 per cent] who have no interest in getting married in a church. . . .

The ability to bear and raise children is another reason often given for standing against gay marriage. You know what? I know plenty of gay parents who are wonderful parents; and I know plenty of straight couples who don’t have children, either through choice or circumstance. So that doesn’t hold up either. . . .

As for the sanctity of marriage being threatened by gay marriage – all I can say to that is: if your heterosexual marriage is going to be somehow devalued by your homosexual neighbours’ marriage, that says more about your relationship than it does about mine.

The marriage equality debate is gathering speed around the world and yet Australia finds itself once again a backwater in this debate. It is time for the community’s voice to be raised, calling for marriage equality and I add my voice to that call today.

Because I want to get married – and you, Mr Rudd, are stopping me.

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