Australian Marriage Equality and the campaign group GetUp have gathered a petition with more than 55,000 signatures calling for a free vote in parliament on same-sex marriage. Malcolm Turnbull and churches at odds over funding of same-sex marriage plebiscite Read moreAME is continuing to walk a fine line opposing the plebiscite but emphasising that delay of marriage equality is not an option. “We will be making the point: that blocking the plebiscite and attacking the government will not deliver marriage equality,” he warned. The AME and GetUp petition says prime minister Malcolm Turnbull can “legislate for marriage equality right now, by allowing a Liberal free vote in parliament”. Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gay Australians and LGBTI rights group Just Equal have assembled a group of almost 200 LGBTI Australians calling for the plebiscite to be voted down.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 21:22 UTC