Start out by saying I voted "Yes"...
HOWEVER, there is a huge issue at the moment...people didn't know what exactly they were voting for. It was merely a "survey" and not a vote, and was carefully worded so no sensible person would say No...it merely asked about "equality". But there was zero detail given on what, exactly, the changes would be in the law. There was concern that once you change the basis of what society accepts and understands as "a marriage" then why not change it some more later to include things that would never have been accepted before?
There is a fair bit of evidence that if the vote were taken again, knowing what would be changed, the outcome would be very different. There is also a niggling doubt as we wait to see what else is going to be asked for next...within days of the vote some people were saying maybe we should look at polygamy laws, as well as more "cultural understanding" of child bride bullshit as islam loves so much. We'll wait and see.
Despite the assurances that people would still be able to hold their own personal views for whatever reason...personal, religious, cultural, etc...and choose not to marry a gay couple, it turns out now the protections will be very weak, and you just know there will be activists doing their hardest to get their five minutes of fame to attempt to find someone who refuses to marry them because of their sexuality.
My own son is a prime example...he's gay, big deal, we could care less, we still love him and his amazing partner. However, he and his partner went to get some photos taken, and the woman refused as she said she didn't approve of homosexuality for religious reasons. instead of shrugging and going to one of the hundred other photographers around the town, they went straight to the local TV station and newspapers and got onto social media, and started a campaign against the woman. After hounding from the local TV and paper and some quite nasty and threatening anger on social media on the womans business page, she shut down her business and gave it away. They then went and got the pictures taken somewhere else.
My son is quite proud of this.
We're not.
I thought the "tolerant and loving" left and activist groups promised people could still keep their own beliefs?
The sideshow in parliament was also shameful...for once, in an unprecedented display, the government said this one issue was "the most improtant facing the nation" and that they would not rise for the christmas/new years break as usual, but would "stay sitting until it was passed into law, no matter how long it took".
Seeing the urgency with which this matter was undertaken for a mere 3% of the population (going by the last census), then a lot of people are asking if perhaps they could use similar urgency about skyrocketing electricity and fuel prices, unemployment, crime, and other issues that affect the other 97% of the population....
"One could spend their life looking for the perfect cherry blossom...and it would not be a wasted life"
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'fify' is an acronym - It means 'fixed it for you'
