With Labor’s conscience vote on gay marriage looming on the horizon, now’s a good time to recap on Julia Gillard’s position on the issue in the lead-up to the 2010 election.
Gillard on gay marriage, circa 2010
With Labor’s conscience vote on gay marriage looming on the horizon, now’s a good time to recap on Julia Gillard’s position on the issue in the lead-up to the 2010 election.
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Nor does Gillard want any ceremonies which ‘mimic’ the marriage ceremony. Ouch. Ten percent of voters with a vested interest may be seriously cheesed off by that crack.
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No dressing up in white linen on the beach then.
The thing that surprises me is the strength of the religious vote. Of course if religious voters were asked to give a private opinion the outcome would probably be vastly different.
C’mon, the reality is that Gillard is against marriage per se – and she’s really only protecting gays from the horror of a bloody divorce as we see in 50% of straight couples. Lawyers’ field days roll on !