Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

[HairOfTheDog]

Today, Australia became the 26^th country to legalize same-sex marriage with the overwhelming backing of the Federal Parliament.

Thirteen years after changing the Marriage Act to explicitly forbid same-sex unions, federal politicians voted to undo the last major piece of discrimination against gay and lesbian Australians.

It followed last month's emphatic resolution of the Australian public in the postal survey to join the rest of the English-speaking world by embracing marriage equality.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/p...00cdj.html