Hi all

If you'd like to have your say in support of gay marriage, please send your submission via the link below. It only takes a couple of minutes and feel free to pass this information on to others. The submissions are due in by tomorrow.

From: Alex Greenwich (AME)

Subject: 80,000 Reasons to Support Marriage Equality

80,000 Reasons to Support Marriage Equality

Dear Supporter,

The Catholic Church hierarchy has written to 80,000 followers asking them to oppose marriage equality. In their letter, they make false and alarmist accusations against same-sex couples and we need your help to set the record straight.

A growing number of Australians have put forward the case for equality, but at the last senate inquiry we were outnumbered by the 13,000 submissions against equality.

If you have already made your submission, please forward this email to at least 5 contacts (friends, family, etc) asking them to make a submission by sharing this link: http://www.australianmarriageequality.com/senate-inquiry-submission-form/.

If you still need to make a submission you can use the same link above. It only takes a couple of minutes.

Thank you joining us in achieving equality!

Alex Greenwich and Shelley Argent

Actually – I think 45000 were the number making submissions via Get Up and AME – so the actual number (including people who submitter directly) will be somewhat higher. For example – people opposing wont be included in the 45000 but I would think there will be some supporters who went direct as well….. it will take the inquiry quite some time to work through and post ALL the submissions

From the inquiry website

Due to the large number of submissions and form/standard letters that have been received for this inquiry, there will be significant delays in processing material, considering documents, and counting all submissions received

The submissions can be seen there as they are processed

[url= http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=legcon_ctte/marriage_equality_2012/submissions.htm%5B/b%5D%5D%5Bb%5D [url]http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=legcon_ctte/marriage_equality_2012/submissions.htm[/b]

and the article with the stats from AME / Getup (thanks to Shelly Argent´s FB page)

[url=http://www.skynews.com.au/politics/article.aspx?id=735772&vId]http://www.skynews.com.au/politics/article.aspx?id=735772&vId

More than 45,000 Australians have told a Senate inquiry that they support same sex marriage, the lobby group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) says

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Thousands more submissions, both in favour and against same sex marriage, have been made directly to the inquiry.

A summary on the Parliament of Australia's website shows that as of March 26, 54 per cent of those who had made submissions agreed the law should be changed to allow same sex marriage.

Forty-five per cent disagreed and one per cent were undecided.

The deadline for submissions ended on Monday and a public hearing is due to be held in Sydney on April 12.

Hi all,

I thought I would share my submission.

Dear Committee Secretary,

Yours sincerely,

Ben Gresham