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Doctors (203):
Dr Claire McNaught Psychiatry Registrar - Vic
Dr Therese Engeler General Practitioner - Qld
Dr Wee-Sian Woon Intern - ACT
Dr Andrew Davidson Emergency Medicine - Qld
Dr Belinda Hibble Emergency Registrar - Vic
Dr Manivannan Gopalakrishnan Intensive Care - NSW
Dr Aisling Fleury Geriatrician - Qld
Dr Rolf Tsui General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Kathleen McDonald General Practice - Vic
Dr Casey Nottage SMO - SA
Dr Greg Young Pathology registrar - Vic
Dr Elissa Campbell Trainee, Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Medicine - WA
Dr Angela Jane Commane Resident - Qld
Dr Celia Tier Intern - NSW
Dr Sarah Golding Resident Medical Officer - ACT
Dr Justine O'Shea ACRRM registrar - NT
Dr Glen Lo Radiology - WA
Professor sidney bloch psychiatry - Vic
Dr Rachel Heap Intensive Care - NT
I am gay. Have been my whole life. I am married. My wife is an extraordinary woman.
We made our promises in front of family and friends, and the laws that we believe in -- those of country, of season, of element. Those laws are infinite and unchanging. The laws of the current government are transient, and at this time do not recognise what we have done. But that does not make our promises any less, it does not change how we feel.
We are married. And proud of it.
(although it would be nice if the government would listen to the people, and not to the 'power' of the religious few..., and it would be nice if they changed these transient laws to acknowledge that love and committment do not recognise gender)
Dr Elizabeth L Thomas Paediatrician - Vic
Marriage equality is good for stability and good for families of all kinds. I think it is disgraceful that some medical practitioners are trying to use their professional status to deny equal rights to certain sections of the community on the basis of no evidence whatsoever.
Dr Adam Simpson Emergency SHO - Qld
Dr Anu Mascarenhas ED - WA
Dr Sarah Josephi-Taylor Paediatric Registrar - NSW
Dr Angela Cooney General Practitioner - WA
3 kids and 27 years later we still, as a heterosexual couple, haven't bothered with the wedding thing - but we could, and I would like to think that my children will have that right, whichever side they bat for.
Dr Melissa Erkins Medical registrar - WA
Dr Diana Johnston Paediatrican - Vic
Dr Sumati Pestana RMO, GP training applicant - Qld
Dr Michael John Lane Medical registrar - Qld
Dr Leela Arthur Medical registrar - Qld
Dr ROBIN PARK General Practice Registrar - Vic
Dr Marlene Pearce General Practice Registrar - Vic
Dr Wendy Zerk General Practitioner - NT
I don't understand marriage, except perhaps as a religious ceremony, but I abhore inequality and discrimination. We currently have a legally defined institution which actively discriminates against people based on their sexual orientation. Either the legislation has to change to allow same sex marriage, or marriage should cease to have legal status (and simply be a ceremonial entity, available to anyone).
Dr Thi Yen Hill Geriatrician - NSW
Dr Linh Nguyen Anaesthetic Registrar - Qld
Dr Hugh MacLeod General Practitioner - NSW
Dr Nicole Sng Emergency Medicine - Qld
Dr Jared Hannam Medical resident - Vic
Dr Alan Sacco GP - NSW
Please include my name on the petition supporting gay marriage
Dr Maxine Garnsey Intern - WA
Dr Kelvin Adams General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Elsa Gladigau General Practice Registrar - Vic
Dr Greg Mossop General Practice - NSW
Dr Julie Anne Teague Pathology Registrar - Vic
People are people full stop.
Dr Greet Hoet O&G - Qld
Dr Robert Teunisse FRACGP - Qld
Equality = common sense
Dr Jane Hunt General Practitioner, Psychotherapist - NSW
Dr Prateik Shilkar Intern - WA
Dr Vinith Menezes Medical intern - WA
Marriage equality time has come
Dr Stuart Paterson General Practitioner - WA
Caring and commitment are in every way healthier than ideological bigotry.
Dr Stuart Murch Physician - Vic
Dr Alison Palmer General Practitioner - NSW
All adults in committed relationships , regardless of their sexual orientation , should have the right to marry .
Dr Antje Theilhaber FRACGP - Vic
Dr Ryan Williams Intern - Qld
Dr Ercel Ozser GP - NSW
Dr John Byrne GP - NSW
Dr Kyle Marchant SRMO - Vic
Dr Shane Deagan Surgical CMO - NSW
Dr Kathryn Sarah Foster Orthopaedic intern - Not in Australia
Dr Emma Allanson Obstetrics and gynaecology registrar - WA
Dr Robert Mathews General Practice Registrar - NSW
Dr Jordan Cunningham Medical Registrar - Qld
Dr Bryan Chan Medical Oncology Registrar - Qld
Dr Jacqueline Johnston General practioner - Vic
Dr Laura Brien GP - NSW
Dr Sandra Armstrong Medical Advisor - SA
Dr Caroline Harvey Sexual reproductive health - Qld
Dr Anne Brady Rehabilitation Medicine Physician - WA
Dr Emily Gianatti Specialist - Vic
Dr Astin Lee Interventional Cardiologist - NSW
Dr Marc Theilhaber Paediatrics - Vic
It's love that counts, not gender.
Dr Lucas Castellani Internal Medicine Resident - Not in Australia
Dr Matthew John Barber Intern - NSW
Dr Suzanne English Infectious diseases - WA
Dr Emma Clark Emergency Medicine Registrar - Tas
Dr Steven Klupfel Respiratory intern - Qld
Dr Hsin-Hua Liu GP, S100 HIV Prescriber, Gay Men's Health, STI/ HIV Health - Vic
Dr Nicola MacRae Intern - Qld
I believe gay people should have the same marriage rights as everybody else.
Dr Nikki Stamp Cardiothoracic Surgery - WA
Dr Kelly Bucca Anaesthetic registrar - Vic
Dr Felicity Hartnell Intern - Qld
Dr Nikolas Stewart Emergency intern - Qld
Dr Stef Lovell Intern - Qld
Dr Ben Beer Intern - Qld
Dr Shihui Lai intern - NSW
Dr Jennifer Rosalie Long Intern - NSW
Dr Rodney Stuart James Microbiologist - Vic
Dr George Crisp GP, environmental health - WA
Dr Hayden Farquhar Intern - Vic
There is argument against marriage equality that hasn't been trumped now by evidence and/or compassion. It's time to recognise that denying it is simply shameful, and looking back in a few decades time, those on the wrong side of history will be remembered exactly the way they deserve to be.
Dr Kieron Thomson psychiatry registrar - SA
Dr Mark Benzimra Intensive Care Registrar - NSW
Dr James Brown Respiratory medicine - Qld
In this day and age, it is appalling that gay people do not have the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts.
Dr Christof Slawomirski ICU - NSW
Dr Melanie Burnet General Practice Registrar - Qld
Dr Steven Sambevski Emergency registrar - NSW
Dr Peter Robinson Respiratory Physician - Qld
Dr Kirrily Holton Rehabilitation Registrar - SA
Dr Sarah Woodland General Practice Registrar - WA
Dr Julia George Emergency registrar - Qld
Dr Timothy Staunton Smith MBBS, FRACGP, MPH - Qld
Discrimination is well recognised as a social determinant of health and having a piece of federal legislation that clearly treats same sex couples and heterosexual couples differently is discriminatory. I don't believe marriage equality will end social discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender Australians overnight but it will send a clear message that discriminating against their relationships is not right in our secular society. That message will hopefully be heard by all, but particularly young gay and lesbian Australians who are perhaps most vulnerable to the negative health consequences of social discrimination.
Dr Rachel McDonald general practitioner registrar - SA
Dr Annette Steward RMO - SA
Dr Eryn Dow Medical registrar - SA
Dr Brooke Doherty Paediatric registrar - Vic
Dr Bonita Ryan GP - WA
Dr Melanie Olding Emergency Registrar - NT
Dr Oscar Aldridge Surgical Registrar - WA
Dr Carly George Paediatric Registrar - WA
Dr Charlotte Paull Obstetric registrar - ACT
Dr Matthew Sellen Psychiatry registrar - SA
Dr Bonita Lloyd Psychiatry registrar - SA
Dr Nicola Lowrey Radiation Oncology Registrar - Qld
Dr Christopher Cameron Intensive Care - Qld
Dr Joshua Scott Resident - Qld
Dr Jeffrey Ian Willcox General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Cathy Grech GP - SA
Dr Kimberley Ivory GP/ Public Health - NSW
Dr Jarrah Passlow Emergency registrar - WA
Dr Cerys Jones General Practitioner - Qld
Dr Joshua Vogel public health - WA
Dr Sarah Leah Kleinman orthopaedic registrar - NSW
Dr Ian John Woolley Infectious Diseases - Vic
Dr Toni Cheatle Radiology registrar - Qld
Current evidence shows that gay parents raise happy, well adjusted children.
Dr Skye Perkins RMO - Qld
Dr Meghann Louise Bliss Emergency - Qld
Dr Tim Knowlman JHO - Qld
Dr Chris Miller General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Rob Hurrelbrink General Practice Registrar - WA
Dr Gareth Wahl ED/ICU registrar - WA
Dr Iain McNeill Emergency - Qld
Dr Kirin Channa Emergency - Qld
Dr Katie Goot Rural Medicine Registrar - Qld
Being able to express enduring commitment through legal marriage should be available to all
Dr Stephen Hanmer Downes medical communications and marketing - Vic
Dr Jemma Golding General practice registrar - NSW
Dr Sandor Ertz GP registrar - ACT
Dr Perri Dyson Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - Vic
Dr Meredith Gray Psychiatry Registrar - NT
Dr Scott Allison Intern - Qld
Dr Robert Harley General Practitioner - Qld
Dr Anna Rogers Obstetrician - Vic
Dr Alan Wallace General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Bradley Forssman Public Health Physician - NSW
Dr Robert Page Medical registrar - NSW
Dr Adam Geoffrey Currey Junior House Officer - Qld
Dr Rebecca Croke Medical Registrar - WA
Fully supportive of this, great job Mandy!
Dr Julia Matassa General Practitioner - WA
Dr Maria Leonard Child & Adolescent psychiatry - NSW
Dr Kevin David O'Connor Neurology Advanced Trainee - WA
It is time for inequality to end. Let us please grow as a society.
Dr Samuel Bennett Haematology Registrar - ACT
Dr Ben Walawski General Practitioner - WA
Dr Moira Sim general practitioner - WA
Dr Benjamin Dessauvagie Pathology Registrar - WA
Dr Frances Lynn Werner Emergency Registrar - WA
Dr Kathleen Burns GP - NSW
Dr Tracey Bhar Emergency medicine - WA
Dr Miranda Smith Medical Registrar - WA
Dr Michael Verheggen Psychiatric registrar - WA
Dr Jean Foster General Practitioner - WA
Dr Shea Wilson GP - WA
Dr Briony McCarthy Medical registrar - WA
Dr Karen Fisher Addiction Medicine - NSW
love endureth all things.. it will endure and outlast bigotry
Dr Adam Doyle Gastroenterology registrar - Vic
Dr Giles Brewster GP - Vic
Dr Zoe Macdonald General practice - Qld
It is a clear social injustice not to allow two people who love each other to marry.
Dr Mark Corden Paediatric Registrar - Qld
Dr Sam Robert Bowden General Practice - WA
Dr Shannon Morton Psychiatric registrar - Qld
Dr Andrew Moore General Practitioner - Qld
Dr colin bernard o'shea Rural generalist - Qld
Dr Trent Yarwood Infectious Diseases - Qld
Dr Megan Cann Paediatrics registrar - Qld
Dr Keith Wong Physician - Vic
Dr Malcolm Forbes Junior House Officer - Qld
Dr Miranda Howlett Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service Registrar - WA
Dr Timothy Smith Surgical Registrar - Qld
Dr Patrick Salvaris Medical registrar - WA
Dr Alicia Baxter Paediatric Registrar - Qld
Dr Thomas Turnbull GP - SA
Gay people should have the right to enjoy the wellbeing and good health associated with being married!
Dr Adam Keys Junior house officer - Qld
Dr Katie Sells Surgical Intern - NSW
Dr Robert Laidlaw Surgical RMO - Qld
Dr Bryn Atmore Surgical pathologist - NSW
Dr Laura Taylor GP + paeds - NSW
Bring it on!
Dr Shauna Hoogland GP Registrar - SA
Dr George Edwin Forgan-Smith General Practitioner - Vic
I support equal representation under the law for all Australians, not just those who happen to be heterosexual.
Dr Niluka Somatilaka Paediatric senior registrar - Vic
Dr Alison Yeung Clinical geneticist - Vic
Dr Renee C Wong Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - Vic
Dr Kathryn Cush emergency - NSW
Dr Jacqueline Garton-Smith General Practitioner - WA
Dr Jason Schoutrop Anaesthetist - Qld
Dr Hanne Gudiksen Psychiatry - Qld
Dr Jessica Clark Emergency trainee - Qld
If I can spend my day treating everyone as equal why should I go home & be second class
Dr David Lloyd Bradford Sexual Health physician - Qld
I am a gay doctor who has lived with my same sex partner for the past 39 years. We had to go to Canada in 2006 to marry, and all we are allowed to do in Qld is register as civil partners. Australia is so behind the times and modern thought on this equality issue that it beggars belief. It would not matter so much if it was not so harmful to young gay men and lesbians who see no support from government or the law for their perfectly legitimate life style. Low self esteem, self harm and suicide is often the result.
Dr Joseph De Luca Basic Physician Trainee - Qld
Dr Matthew Hynd Neurosurgery - Qld
Dr Paul Howat Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Qld
It's really lovely to see so many supportive doctors and students
Dr Alexander Yim General Practitioner - NSW
Dr Christopher Toon Anatomical Pathology - NSW
Dr Andrea Hickman General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Yancey Wilson - WA
Dr Stuart James Anderson General Practitioner - Vic
Dr Danielle Hewitt Paediatric Registrar - Qld
Dr Amanda Villis GP registrar - WA
Marriage is about love, not gender.
Medical Students (98):
Madelyn Gramlick
2nd Year at University of New England – NSW
Keira Alexis Brain
1st Year at Deakin University – Vic
Marcus Alexander
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Thomas Gordon Eckery
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Yuan Wang
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Olivia Tonnu You only need to say ‘yes’ to become someone’s hero. Support marriage equality. Support love.
1st Year at The University of Adelaide – SA
Athena Chin
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Vinh Thoi Doing great, keep it up!
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
tiffany jane faithfull
5th Year at uwa – WA
Jack Lego
1st Year at University of Tasmania – Tas
Mary Hardimon 21st century people!
6th Year at James Cook University – Qld
Emma Simmons
4th Year at SSNT – Vic
Sebastian Leathersich
5th Year at UWA – WA
Emily Vandenberg
1st Year at Flinders University – NT
Nikki Adler
3rd Year at Deakin University – Vic
Ellie Willoughby
3rd Year at University of Newcastle – NSW
Nicola Wallace
3rd Year at Newcastle – NSW
Pasquale Italiano
2nd Year at UNDA – WA
Nipuna Wickremaratne As a budding Doctor, I believe that all patients need to be treated with dignity, respect and in a non-judgemental attitude. Every patient deserves that, regardless of their sexual orientation. Similarly, I believe in equal treatment of marriage, which is a union, and long-term commitment, of two lovers, regardless whether they are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; marriage shouldn’t be restricted to beliefs of fundamentalist religions. Every human is capable, and deserves, of love, care, kindness and compassion. Taking away that core human right is discrimination and injustice. Bio-psycho-social consequences of any form of discrimination is disastrous. Today we witness such health consequences of past discrimination against indigenous communities in Australia. Why can’t we see the same issues with GLBT communities – if we could we would be able to alleviate a whole lot of suffering that GLBT communities face now, and in the future, as result of discrimination by the society as a whole. We live in the 21st century; we need to drop the fundamentalist dogmas and stereotyping. Therefore, I strongly believe that treating all people with equality promotes health and well-being.
4th Year at James Cook University – Qld
– Nipuna Wickremaratne, MBBS Year 4
James Cook University, Townsville QLD
Australia
Laura Smith
4th Year at Deakin – Vic
Luke Taylor
3rd Year at University of Sydney – NSW
Gemma Urch
2nd Year at Deakin – Vic
Kimberley Adler
5th Year at Melbourne – Vic
Anjali Prakash
2nd Year at University of Western Sydney – NSW
Josh Tobin
2nd Year at Anu – ACT
Genevieve Mount
2nd Year at Flinders – SA
Tegan McMonagle
2nd Year at Griffith University – Qld
Jack Kevin Garland
1st Year at University of Newcastle – NSW
Sarah Allen
3rd Year at University of Tasmania – Tas
Brett Harley Goodsall This is well overdue in this contemporary times.
1st Year at Flinders University – SA
Brodie Louise Calneggia Stewart
4th Year at University of Western Australia – WA
Jake Reeve
1st Year at Monash – Vic
Felicity McIvor
2nd Year at Griffith – Qld
Madeleine Jones
1st Year at Deakin – Vic
Kodi Wolski
4th Year at James Cook University – Qld
Brendan Goodwin
2nd Year at Griffith University – Qld
Madeleine Jolley
6th Year at UWS – NSW
Christopher James Phillips
1st Year at Monash University – Vic
Thomas Dickson
2nd Year at University of Queensland – Qld
Ian Anderson
1st Year at UQ – Qld
Brent James Doolan
3rd Year at The University of Notre Dame – Sydney – Vic
Rosemary Sasse
5th Year at Monash University – Vic
Jess Manzoni
4th Year at Monash University – Vic
Beau Carr
1st Year at Monash University – Vic
Mitchell Kelly
5th Year at University of Queensland – Qld
Kyla Krystal Garft
4th Year at Monash – Vic
Ashley Arellano
4th Year at UQ – Qld
Edward Lee To choose who we love, without fear, discrimination or stigmatisation, and to express our love and lifelong commitment through marriage is a fundamental human right which should not be denied, solely on the basis of sexuality.
3rd Year at University of Notre Dame – WA
Jessica Page
3rd Year at UQ – Qld
Thomas Campbell
3rd Year at UQ – Qld
John Au As members of the medical profession & leaders in our community, we have the ethical and human-rights obligation to stand up against social injustices & advocate for the vulnerable and marginalized.
2nd Year at Australian National University – ACT
Katy Sarah Algie
6th Year at University of Notre Dame – WA
Boris Zolotarev
1st Year at University of Queensland – Qld
Alice Jane Kett
1st Year at Deakin – Vic
Drew Yates
4th Year at University of Queensland – Qld
Marco Giuseppin
2nd Year at University of Queensland – Qld
Christopher James Walker
1st Year at Australian National University – ACT
Katherine Lynch
4th Year at Griffith University – Qld
Carmen Guinery
2nd Year at ANU – ACT
Katherine O’Shea
4th Year at University of Western Australia – WA
Matthew Thomas Rubic This is awesome!!
3rd Year at University of New South Wales – NSW
Jeremy Law
4th Year at University of Sydney – NSW
Rebecca Monahan
5th Year at University of Western Australia – WA
Amanda Cohn To me, marriage equality is about treating same-sex-attracted Australians equally under the law. There is no evidence from unbiased sources demonstrating any potential adverse effect of legalising same-sex marriage, so the government needs to stop discriminating against this group! LGBTI Australians suffer enough from stigma and undue mental health issues already and the Australian government needs to take their side.
4th Year at The University of New South Wales – NSW
Johnson Ja
2nd Year at Monash – Vic
Lucy Haynes
1st Year at Flinders University – SA
Tim Lucas
2nd Year at Deakin University – WA
Jason Bishop
2nd Year at Deakin University – Vic
Timothy West
3rd Year at Sydney University – NSW
Duncan Wyatt Smith
2nd Year at University of Newcastle – NSW
Anh Tran
4th Year at University of New South Wales – NSW
Steve Bartnik
3rd Year at Sydney University – NSW
Adrian Castro
3rd Year at University of Western Sydney – NSW
Luke Andrew Halliday
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Katherine Hanks
6th Year at Unsw – NSW
Claire Elliott
1st Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Lisa Waters I am proud to be gay and support the right for same sex couples to be able to marry. I believe that discrimination based upon sexual preference contributes significantly to poor physical and mental health. Furthermore I believe health professionals have a responsibility to advocate for all people’s health and well being.
1st Year at Flinders – NT
Callum James Deakin
3rd Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Tom Morley
4th Year at University of Sydney – NSW
Jennifer English English Keep up the good work!
2nd Year at University of Tasmania – Tas
Katherine Watson
6th Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Graham O’Connor
4th Year at Griffith University – Qld
Rebecca Paxton
5th Year at Adelaide university – SA
Ali Thompson
3rd Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Jim Tran
4th Year at Griffith University – Qld
Martin Warren
1st Year at University of Melbourne – Vic
Hsiang-Han Hsieh
5th Year at University of Melbourne – Vic
Anne Michelle Fraser Allowing equality in marriage cannot damage marriage as it exists currently, this is scare mongering. Marriage is a declaration of love and sharing that declaration with the community, how can we limit this to only a certain proportion of the population? You can be a good Christian and support equality in marriage. The change in the law will not be forcing churches to marry anyone against their will, it doesn’t remove anyones rights, it grants more rights to more people. Equality for all; let everyone that wants to show their love and committment.
1st Year at Flinders University – SA
James Colalillo
6th Year at University of Western Australia – WA
Nina Sandford If America can do it – Australia should definently be doing it.
1st Year at Flinders University – SA
Samuel Eliot Bryson
1st Year at Flinders University – SA
Taylee Marie healy Love is the the same regardless of race, religion, or sexuality. Lets band together to ensure all those who find love can be united under law.
1st Year at flinders university – SA
Kirsty Wark
3rd Year at University of Newcastle – NSW
Jessica Rachel Zimmerman
3rd Year at Adelaide University – SA
Kate Colgan
2nd Year at – NSW
Amanda Leigh Penberthy
3rd Year at University of Newcastle – NSW
Carlin Klarissa Saldanha I am becoming a doctor because I want to serve ALL people and nourish and support the health of ALL people. Treating all equally is a great way to support their health and wellbeing. I am pro-love and anti-discrimination and think that’s a fundamental part of who I will be as a doctor.
1st Year at Griffith – Qld
Tanya Duke
6th Year at University of Adelaide – SA
Other Supporters (32):
Michelle Blake
Physiotherapist – Vic
Renee Frampton
Registered Nurse – Qld
Meredith Koning Thank you for supporting equality
Nursing student – NSW
Ryan McDonald
Biomedical science student – WA
Savina Elizabeth
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist – Qld
Marianne Christine Fernandez
General Practice Registrar – NSW
Carmen Anderson
Teacher – Qld
Colleen Raisbeck This is about basic civil rights for a class of people.
Registered nurse – Vic
I’m tired of seeing Life partners unable to give consent for one another in medical emergencies, where other married couples have the right to do. Equality for all!
Kelly Pearsons
Registered Nurse – SA
Melissa Forgan
Registered Nurse – SA
Carl Robert Katter Thank you for your support, you will never comprehend how important it is to all LGBTI people that we are treated equal by our doctors.
Marriage Equality Lobbyist – Australian Marriage Equality – Qld
Robyn Olive Tan It’s time Australia treated same-sex relations with the respect it deserves & allows all couples,who want to marry, the right to marry.
Teacher – Vic
Tahnya Isis
Social welfare student – NSW
Craig Hillgrove “Gay people are born and belong to every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths. They are doctors and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes. And, whether we know it, or whether we acknowledge it, they are our family, our friends, and our neighbors. Being gay is not a western invention. It is a human reality.” H. Clinton (2012). To not allow gay men and women the right to marry simply reinforces the negative stigma, discrimination, harassment and hatred from certain members of society towards the gay community. The gay community should not be made to suffer, to be discriminated against and to be marginalized as they currently are within their own communities. Marriage equality and full equality within the law is a step towards enabling gay men and women the opportunity to feel valued within the community that they live in and contribute to. Gay families, many with children, will feel more accepted, stable and secure in knowing that they live in a country they feel socially and legally protected by.
Health Sociology and Educator (University of Otago) PhEd MPhEd (expected) DipTchg – NSW
Petra Cooper
Registered Nurse – Qld
Ruth Townsend
Lecturer in law, ethics and human rights at ANU Medical School – ACT
Cristina Foldesdy
On sabbatical – NSW
Anne Staude We need a nurses for marriage equality petition also. We too care about the health and well-being of Australian families.
Nurse – WA
Ruth Colbert I believe marriage is a basic right to all people regardless of gender our sexual orientation
Registered nurse – Qld
Steven James Wheatley
Administration – NSW
Robert Street
Physiotherapist – Qld
Jon Singelton
Research Analyst – WA
jeanette hutchinson it would be great if we could stop discriminating against each other and left behind the decades of hating
magazine editor Artgaze – Qld
Luke Donald Daykin
Nursing student – NSW
Leslie Curtin Every person and I do repeat everyone has the right and free choice to do freely what they choose in life as long as no one is physically or emotionally hurting or assaulting anyone there is no reason as to why this is held back .
X registered nurse – NSW
Dean Wallace Winwood Cheers folks, I strongly support anyone who is striving to bring greater balance, common sense, logic and intelligent discussion to enlighten this debate. The more definitively factual and validated medical and scientific evidence you can disseminate, the more balanced and level the debate will become, against opinion and prejudice and unequally weighted arguments against the gay community.
Client Support Officer (Southern Cross University Library) – NSW
Eric M Glare We need scientists to stand up too against distortion and neglect of biologcial, health and social research by those that oppose marriage equality. It is our professional responsiblity.
PhD (Monash, Medicine, 2001) – Vic
David Byles
Registered Nurse – NSW
Kelly Holt
Nursing Student – Vic
Paul Martin The mental health outcomes of this continuing debate include high levels of psychological distress for same sex attracted people. In a population which includes being over 4 times more likely to attempt suicide and same sex youth between 5 and 15% more likely to attempt suicide, it is important for our Governments to do whatever possible to reduce discrimination and stigmatization. The cheapest, quickest and most effective way to improve mental health is to legislate for marriage equality. If our Government and opposition are committed to improving the mental health of Australia’s they will allow a conscience vote and change the Marriage Act. You have the full support of Psychologists for Marriage Equality
Psychologist – Qld
Jayne Arlett thank you for establishing this group. It is so important that all members of our community are treated with dignity & respect. I was appalled by the anti-gay marriage doctors group and thank you again for your work in balancing this out. It is vital that the community & government hear your voice loud & clear.
Podiatrist – Allied Health – Qld
Michelle Gaynor
Registered midwife and registered nurse. – WA
