Hi everyone,
Whether you are gay or straight.......
Whether you think same-sex marriage is aping heterosexual stereotypes or not....
I'm sure you agree that we all deserve the right to love equally.
Please support equal opportunity by sending a brief email to the City of Melbourne in support of their proposed Relationships Register. Let's not let the homophobes win this one.
Thanks,
Richard
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Please pass onto your networks and contacts encouraging them to support this important step in recognising loving relationships...
MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS REGISTER MAY FAIL WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
The Melbourne City Council's proposed Relationships Register (allowing same-sex couples to register their relationship) is still not a reality.
Dozens of letters arguing against the register, but only two in support, have been received by Melbourne City Councillors. We need to let Council know that our community and our friends support same-sex relationship recognition.
1) SEND AN EMAIL NOW
Send a short email of support now to enquiries@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Suggested content:
- Same-sex couples are just as loving and committed as heterosexual couples.
- Same-sex couples require legal and social certainty to organise their lives together.
- Recognising same-sex couples does not threaten heterosexual relationships or families.
-Same-sex couples are our family members, colleagues, neighbours and friends.
- Similar schemes around the world have been successfully implemented.
- Relationship recognition is not marriage.
- Melbourne City Council should provide leadership for a diverse and inclusive community.
2) ATTEND THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING
Attend the Melbourne City Council Community Services Committee meeting to show your support. The Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby will make a formal written submission and oral presentation on behalf of our community.
We encourage you, if you're queer, to tell your personal stories of discrimination and why this scheme would remedy the situation.
Details:
Date: Tuesday 13 February
Time: 7:30pm
Address: Melbourne City Council Meeting Room.
Access via Level 2, Town Hall Administration Building, 90 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
Note: Requests to address the committee for 3 minutes must be made to Council Secretariat on 9658 9707 by midday on 13 Feb.
8 comments:
Done. My pleasure.
Done! Thanks for the heads up man. I am emailing it to everyone I know.
I just cut and pasted this post and sent it to mates, I hope you dont mind that I just used your words.
Thanks heaps, Stef. And Jay, I don't mind at all - the message is all that matters. :-)
mr and mrs android have officially registered their support. we also put the call out and a few more peeps confirmed their correspondence.
no problemo.
will do this - it's a very worthy cause.
ps. i'm a long-time lurker!
Many, many thanks mr and mrs android, and to you too, susanna - and welcome!
It's on its way
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