Australia's High Court has overturned legislation allowing gay marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).The ACT parliament passed a bill in October making the territory the first part of Australia to legalise same-sex weddings.
But the national government challenged the decision, saying it was inconsistent with federal laws.
Some 27 couples who married since the law came into effect last weekend will now have their unions declared invalid.
The court said the issue should be decided by parliament - which in September 2012 voted down gay marriage legislation.Link.
India's top court has upheld a law which criminalises gay sex, in a ruling seen as a major blow to gay rights.
The Supreme Court ruling reverses a landmark 2009 Delhi High Court order which had decriminalised homosexual acts.
The court said it was up to parliament to legislate on the issue.
According to Section 377, a 153-year-old colonial-era law, a same-sex relationship is an "unnatural offence" and punishable by a 10-year jail term.
Who gives a **** what happens in Australia and Inida and Russia and other third world ****holes?
Yes. It is a harder battle here compared to US because marriage law is positioned differently in AU. It is Federal Law here not the "mix" of federal/state seen in US.Ten steps forward, two steps back. It is only a matter of time before same-sex marriage is recognised Federally in Australia.
Marriage law is positioned differently in AU to US. It is Federal Law here not the "mix" of federal/state seen in US.
So there isn't the "ratchet" mechanism available which worked in California....the only stateinitiativeUS state level action to interpret the law in favour of same-sex which I followed in any detail. (And ooops - I typed "initiative" before I realised the ambiguity. :3oopsMy interest was comparing the state to federal constitutional aspects in the US with the same issues in AU. Given the different balance of state to fed between the two countries.
I enjoyed reading the Federal Court decision overturning the CA "initiative" - it came at the issue in the reverse direction to what most folk expected. Me included - I hadn't really been thinking hard enough. :doh
The reversal of the Aussie ACT change was to be expected. Sure same sex will come but it will have to be a determined action at Federal Govt level. It is too big a jump for the High Court to achieve as a "reinterpretation of law" seeing as it would directly oppose legislation which entrenches "traditional common law" standards. "one man one woman exclusive for life". Similar to DOMA in US as far as I understand it BUT US states have a say in the matter whereas AU states don't. And the victory for same-sex in CA was based on constitutional grounds - not a battle over jurisdiction for marriage law.
And we recently voted in a conservative party with a religious leader....
Yes. I haven't followed it as closely as I did the US/CA stuff. The inevitability of the statutory and constitutional position here.A religious leader who has a Sister who is Gay and is engaged to her long term partner. Interesting dinner conversations going down there no doubt..
It really was bitter sweet watching same-sex couples a little while ago in Canberra celebrating their wedding ceremonies only to have their marriages annulled a week after.
Same to you.Happy Australia Day!
:2australi
Who gives a **** what happens in Australia and Inida and Russia and other third world ****holes?
India is another part of the world however they have re-criminalised homosexual sex and we are seeing with Russia that some things are going back to the Dark Ages.
Who gives a **** what happens in Australia and Inida and Russia and other third world ****holes?
Oh no, India will have to start arresting US diplomats that bring their same sex lovers to the embassy, and cavity search them, too!
It might have been decriminalized on paper, but such a designation from the central government is largely pointless there. Too much power is still wielded by the local state authorities and short of *maybe* goa and a few major metropolitan areas, getting called out as a homosexual wouldn't likely go well long term
I thought my story (a while ago) was about how same sex marriages were now being outlawed (re-criminalised?)
Yeah, and I'm saying that the status with the federal govt (criminalized or de-criminalized) is meaningless.
Um OK.
Thank you for your post???
You do realize Australia is a first world country with a very high quality of life, right?
Lemme guess - you're a citizen of the USofA aren't you? :roll::3oops:
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