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[–] barraccuda 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

These people are retarded, same sex marriage is already legal, its called a civil union. They are just having a cry because the naming conventions are different. Fuck off and die you bunch of cunts

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[–] teatime 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Devils Advocate - I have no idea what Australian law is like, but perhaps it's a case of separate but equal?

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[–] Popsquat81 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

No. It is would be more of a case of semantics. All of the wedded partnerships are civil unions, it is the church that called it marriage. As most legal and court systems were based, in the old days, on religious systems, the name stuck.

Edit: Clarity