09-05-2017, 10:15 PM
(09-05-2017, 10:08 PM)LP link Wrote:.........................
I was indifferent to the whole idea, I don't see how a piece of paper matters so much that we can waste hundreds of millions of dollars on such an issue. This isn't like the right to vote!
Especially when the country has so many other more important issues that could be easily addressed with that money.
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It matters a lot to gay people, and rightly so. It's not just a piece of paper. The paper has legal, moral and symbolic weight attached to it. A small quote from Elton John :
"There is a world of difference between calling someone your 'partner' and calling them your 'husband'. 'Partner' is a word that should be preserved for people you play tennis with, or work alongside in business. It doesn't come close to describing the love that I have for David, and he for me. In contrast, 'husband' does."
The money angle has nothing to do with gay people. That such a concept even needs an opinion poll is laughable. Blame the pollies.