In a move that surprised none, the current Australian Liberal Prime Minister John Howard, a known Christian, has gone on the record as continuing to support a discriminatory, two-tier society where same-sex couples are not awarded the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. It is understood that the Australian Labor party, led by another known Christian, Kevin Rudd, supports the continuing discriminatory system.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission recently published a report following a national inquiry into discrimination against people in same-sex relationships. This report identified federal laws which expressly deny same-sex couples equal rights to their heterosexual counter-parts.
Currently under Australian law, same-sex marriages are not recognised at the Federal level, denying same-sex partners equivalent access to a variety of services that are immediately awarded to heterosexual couples.
It is morally reprehensible to continue to discriminate against a section of the community. In this case, what is worse is that since homosexuality itself is legal within the Australian community between consenting adults, the government and opposition are supporting discrimination against people who should otherwise have full legal rights in the community.
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