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lederhosen) wrote2008-04-30 06:21 pm
lederhosen) wrote2008-04-30 06:21 pm
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Yay!
Rudd honeymoon not yet over, as far as I'm concerned:
The long battle by gay and lesbian partners for the same legal and financial rights as de facto heterosexual couples is about to end, with the Rudd Government planning to remove inequalities in 100 areas of the law.
The federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, will announce today that the necessary legislation will be introduced when Parliament resumes next month for the winter sittings.
(And yes, no doubt there will be teething problems - you can't change a hundred laws in a hurry without introducing a few glitches - but this is LONG overdue.)
The long battle by gay and lesbian partners for the same legal and financial rights as de facto heterosexual couples is about to end, with the Rudd Government planning to remove inequalities in 100 areas of the law.
The federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, will announce today that the necessary legislation will be introduced when Parliament resumes next month for the winter sittings.
(And yes, no doubt there will be teething problems - you can't change a hundred laws in a hurry without introducing a few glitches - but this is LONG overdue.)
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Yeah, that was disappointing. Still, maybe this will help show that equal treatment won't actually make the sky fall in, and make that next step easier.
(Actually, my real preference would be for the state to get out of the marriage business altogether, but I don't see that happening any time soon.)