Bills call for legalization of gay marriage in Australia
<p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legalization">legalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="member">member</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Bandt">Bandt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p><p><span word="Greens">Greens</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Hanson">Hanson</span>-<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2010 <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>.</p><p><span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reversal">reversal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="turning">turning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span>, <span word="convener">convener</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="Equality">Equality</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>," <span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>".</p><p><span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bandt">Bandt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Hanson">Hanson</span>-<span word="Young">Young</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>".</p><p><span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p>
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