The United States of America, Canada, New Zealand. All of these countries are fairly similar to yours, in the way that all are civilized and well-developed, as well as English-speaking. What unfortunately sets Australia apart from other countries is that it does not allow a large portion of its citizens to be married, due to the fact that same-sex marriage has not been legalized. 4.7% of the citizens in Australia are LGBT and are unable to make their love official by marriage.
Until fairly recently, many people around the world were too scared to be who they really were for fear of their lives or livelihood. Equality and equal rights for same-sex couples are just becoming official in the 21st century, the Netherlands being the first to take this step towards equality for all on December 21, 2000. It has been seventeen years since the first country legalized same-sex marriage, so it seems about time that Australia follows the example.
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However, before the cause gained the astounding number of advocates it has today, many influential people had the way of thinking that the legalization of gay marriage world hurt children. In fact, some of these people still think in these ways, including a former Prime Minister John Howard, who told The Weekend Australian,“I believe there is a conflict here between those seeking the right for same-sex marriage and the rights of a child, and I believe the right of the child to have a mother and father should be