Australian coverage of Prop 8 success

U-turn as Californians vote to ban gay marriage

(Bonus copyediting fuckup: "US: Californians vote to ban gay marriage US Gay Second Lead" lol)

More details from the SF Chronicle: Same-sex marriage ban wins; opponents sue to block measure.

More resources: Lambda Legal; National Center For Lesbian Rights; ACLU.

ETA: But wait! No On Prop 8 points out there are millions of absentee ballots still to be counted. (Thanks puppetmaker40!)

Meanwhile in Australia

Just recently (14 October) the Senate's Inquiry into the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008 has recommended passage of the Bill.

And on 16 October, the Senate passed the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other
Measures) Bill 2008 (although technical stuff means it'll have to go round once more before becoming law).

Basically, in Australia, gay marriage per se is not on the agenda, but IIUC correctly the laws which cover de facto straight couples are being changed to cover same sex couples as well. This addresses what is IMHO the crux of the issue: citizens who are expected to pay the same tax as everyone else, but are not entitled to the same rights and benefits as everyone else.

Nice one, madam!

NZ woman drives sleeping rapist to police station. Police: "She showed a lot of bravery and common sense."

House 5.6 "Joy"

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