Marriage Equals... » Legal Rights http://marriageequals.org.au Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:59:37 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.19 Have you thought about… equal legal rights? http://marriageequals.org.au/2015/08/10/have-you-thought-about-equal-legal-rights/ http://marriageequals.org.au/2015/08/10/have-you-thought-about-equal-legal-rights/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 04:44:59 +0000 http://marriageequals.org.au/?p=156 Continue reading Have you thought about… equal legal rights? →]]> In conversations about “marriage equality”, we are told that same-sex couples lack legal rights. But is that accurate? Same-sex and de-facto couples are now treated equally when it comes to tax law, protection of income, insurance, and even adoption. Same-sex couples have equal access to government entitlements and superannuation benefits as people in heterosexual relationships.

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Fact Sheet – Legal Rights

Key Points:

  • Both State and Federal laws have recognised the rights of individuals in same-sex relationships in Australia.
  • People in same-sex relationships equal access to government entitlements and superannuation benefits as people in heterosexual relationships.
  • A redefinition of marriage is not necessary to ensure that same-sex couples are protected by the law.
  • Treating different things differently is not unjust discrimination.

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