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The Coalition for Marriage was an Australian lobby group that advocated the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, as found in the now superseded Marriage Amendment Act 2004. [1]
The organisation had a lead role in lobbying for the "No" case - associated with the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. Other organisations partnering with the Coalition for Marriage, [2] in opposition to same-sex marriage, include the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Australian Christian Lobby and Marriage Alliance. [3] [4]
The first Coalition for Marriage advertisement on TV featured three women and focused on the Safe Schools education program. [5] In the ad, the women – Heidi McIvor, [6] Cella White, [7] and Pansy Lai [8] – ask about potential gender confusion issues for children. The ad was supported by Conservative senator Cory Bernardi [9] and by social commentator Andrew Bolt. [10] The ad was criticised as being inaccurate and for linking the survey (and same-sex marriage in general) to Safe Schools, [11] and by Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten who said, "Malcolm Turnbull ... gave the green light to this rubbish". [12] [13] Mothers of transgender children criticised the ad for bringing their children into the same-sex marriage debate. [14] The three women and supporters of the yes position have all commented on the responses to the ad. [15] Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg expressed that he "did not have a problem" with the advertisement, stating that he has "great confidence in the public's ability to make their own decisions as to whether they'll be voting yes or no". [16]
One of the women in the ad (Dr Lai) was threatened that she would be shot “this week” [17] [18] [19] and a campaign was initiated (subsequently pulled) to revoke her medical registration. [20] [21]
Overseas
Formation | 1 August 2017 |
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Legal status | Active |
Website |
www |
This article is part of a series on |
Conservatism in Australia |
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The Coalition for Marriage was an Australian lobby group that advocated the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, as found in the now superseded Marriage Amendment Act 2004. [1]
The organisation had a lead role in lobbying for the "No" case - associated with the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. Other organisations partnering with the Coalition for Marriage, [2] in opposition to same-sex marriage, include the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Australian Christian Lobby and Marriage Alliance. [3] [4]
The first Coalition for Marriage advertisement on TV featured three women and focused on the Safe Schools education program. [5] In the ad, the women – Heidi McIvor, [6] Cella White, [7] and Pansy Lai [8] – ask about potential gender confusion issues for children. The ad was supported by Conservative senator Cory Bernardi [9] and by social commentator Andrew Bolt. [10] The ad was criticised as being inaccurate and for linking the survey (and same-sex marriage in general) to Safe Schools, [11] and by Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten who said, "Malcolm Turnbull ... gave the green light to this rubbish". [12] [13] Mothers of transgender children criticised the ad for bringing their children into the same-sex marriage debate. [14] The three women and supporters of the yes position have all commented on the responses to the ad. [15] Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg expressed that he "did not have a problem" with the advertisement, stating that he has "great confidence in the public's ability to make their own decisions as to whether they'll be voting yes or no". [16]
One of the women in the ad (Dr Lai) was threatened that she would be shot “this week” [17] [18] [19] and a campaign was initiated (subsequently pulled) to revoke her medical registration. [20] [21]
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