ABSTRACT

In Australia same-sex marriage was passed in 2017 following public debates, a postal survey, and legislative reform. This article explores the impact of this process on the rainbow community, with a specific focus on the regional site of Newcastle, New South Wales and the adjacent Hunter Valley. As part of a research project titled “Waiting for Equality,” semi-structured interviews with individuals were conducted that focused on the marriage equality debates, the postal survey and current issues pertaining to equality. The analysis found that the debates and survey exposed many members of the rainbow community to stigma, discrimination, and that there were concerns about how their human rights could be legislatively unwound.

摘要

在经过公开辩论、邮政调查和立法改革后，澳大利亚于 2017 年通过了同性婚姻。本文探讨了这一过程对彩虹社区的影响，特别关注新南威尔士州纽卡斯尔地区和邻近的猎人谷。作为名为“等待平等”的研究项目的一部分，我们对个人进行了半结构化访谈，重点关注婚姻平等辩论、邮政调查和与平等有关的当前问题。分析发现，辩论和调查使彩虹社区的许多成员受到污名化和歧视，并且人们担心他们的人权如何在立法上得到解除。