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Equal Before the Law

Update: The Government has agreed to remove the same sex discrimination found in 58 pieces of legislation. Campaign won!

Congratulations to all who have taken action in the campaign to remove the discrimination!

The new Government needs encouragement to fully adopt the recommendations of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ending discrimination against same-sex couples.

Sign the petition today to ensure equality for all of us!

Dear Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition,

Same sex couples should have the same legal rights as de facto heterosexual couples.

I call upon you to make this first step towards equality by immediately legislating to end discrimination against same sex couples.”

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Equal Before the Law

Over 70% of Australians support the call to give same sex couples the same legal rights as heterosexual de facto couples, as does every State and Territory and most of the developed world. And yet the federal politicians still sit on their hands and do nothing.

This issue is a matter of simple fairness - giving all Australians their due entitlements regardless of the nature of their relationships.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission have reported on their year-long inquiry into discrimination against same sex couples, which found official discrimination in over 50 different laws. The onus is now on our politicians to respond to their recommendations and comprehensively legislate to end this discrimination.

The results of our poll have featured in over 60 national and international media articles. You can find some of them on our media page.

View the National Galaxy Survey and our blog.

Our partners in this campaign

NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
Tas Gay and Lesbian Rights Group
Vic Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
GALE (WA)
Rainbow Families Council (Victoria)
WA Gender Project
Public Interest Advocacy Centre
ACON
Australian Coalition for Equality
Australian Marriage Equality
PFLAG
Action Reform Change Qld
National Union of Students
Northern Rivers Community Centre
Good Process (ACT)
Let's Get Equal (SA)
NSW Young Lawyers

Campaign Blogs

Guest Blog by Ghassan Kassisieh - Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

Few people know about the extent of legal discrimination against same-sex couples and families. Marriage is the one...
Tuesday, 3 July 2007

Same Same but Different

GetUp has released the results of an explosive new poll finding the overwhelming majority of Australians support...
Friday, 22 June 2007

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