Same-sex marriage to be legalised in Australia

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A month or so ago, Australian citizens were asked to vote on whether or not they wanted same-sex marriage legalised. I wrote a discussion about it at the time and promised to let myLot friends know the results when the time came. The time has now come and the results are now in. The vote is overwhelmingly in favour of the proposition. The Government should be able to make this law by Christmas. There was an excellent response from the public who were asked to fill in and post survey forms. Sometimes, unless it is compulsory, very few bother to participate but many of those eligible felt strongly enough about the issue to send in their surveys. On a national basis, 62% voted in favour of the proposal, a total of 7.82 million people. In my own state, Western Australia 64% voted in favour. Every state voted Yes and only 17 electorates out of 150 voted No. Here is the breakdown of age-groups in my own electorate where 79% voted Yes (81,122 people). Who Voted Yes Male 76% Female 82% 18-24 years 68% 25-34 years 68% 35-44 years 73% 45-54 years 79% 55-64 years 85% 65+ years 89% It is interesting that a greater percentage in the older age groups voted Yes. So there it is. We’ll all have to find something to talk about now. The photo is of a donkey orchid, one of our wildflowers. It has no relation to the post although I guess there were some 'donkey' votes recorded.