Queensland legalizes gay civil unions, Liberals throw tantrum

[Stardust]

http://www.news.com.au/national/gay-rights-activists-descend-on-parliament-house-in-brisbane/story-e6frfkvr-1226210728499

Something I want you to ask yourself while reading this: why did Labor allow for a conscience vote, but the Liberals demand a party-line vote? Seems to me that only one is respecting individualism in this case.

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[Platypus]

Well, it's only civil partnership recognition, but still very welcome. Now Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT all recognise that non-het couples are equal, making up about 11/23 million Australians. But marriage (and civil unions) remain a federal power, and so whilst it's good that the states are making progress, and even surprising that Queensland is in the first half, it is still a long way from where we need to be.