Religious exemptions for same-sex marriage would be humiliating, degrading, say LGBTI advocates

By Tom McIlroy
Updated January 13 2017 - 3:19pm, first published 2:48pm
Shelley Argent from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays says civil celebrants and government employees should not be exempted from same-sex marriage laws. Photo: Michelle Smith
Shelley Argent from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays says civil celebrants and government employees should not be exempted from same-sex marriage laws. Photo: Michelle Smith
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Sasha Woolley

Allowing civil marriage celebrants, government employees and businesses exemptions from same-sex marriage laws would uphold discrimination and homophobic attitudes, advocates for gay and lesbian Australians have told a parliamentary inquiry.

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