Marriage equality in Australia: The ‘no’ vote and symbolic violence

Flaherty, I; Wilkinson, J

Marriage equality in Australia: The ‘no’ vote and symbolic violence

Flaherty, I

Wilkinson, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sociology, 2020, 56, (4), pp. 664-674
Issue Date:: 2020-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Flaherty, I https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-2758
dc.contributor.author	Wilkinson, J
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-16T09:37:40Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-16T09:37:40Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sociology, 2020, 56, (4), pp. 664-674
dc.identifier.issn	1440-7833
dc.identifier.issn	1741-2978
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dc.description.abstract	Until December 2017, there were no legal provisions within the Commonwealth of Australia for same-sex couples to marry in the same sense that their heterosexual friends and family can. Civil unions provide similar legal protections as marriage, but many argue that this is not enough – that same-sex couples occupy a ‘second-class’ citizen status in relation to marriage. Many jurisdictions globally recognise marriage equality: the UK, New Zealand, Canada and the USA, to name but a few globally, and those societies most similar to Australia’s. This article explores the attitudes towards elements of marriage equality among a group of gay men in Australia. Despite the ‘yes’ vote for marriage equality polling about two-thirds of eligible voters, a slew of symbolically violent messages appeared, including ‘Vote No’ skywritten across the emblematic Sydney Harbour, and ‘Vote no to faggots’ graffiti etched across Sydney train carriages. The importance of love is key in defence against this symbolic violence.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
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dc.subject	1606 Political Science, 1608 Sociology, 2002 Cultural Studies
dc.subject.classification	Sociology
dc.title	Marriage equality in Australia: The ‘no’ vote and symbolic violence
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Abstract:

Until December 2017, there were no legal provisions within the Commonwealth of Australia for same-sex couples to marry in the same sense that their heterosexual friends and family can. Civil unions provide similar legal protections as marriage, but many argue that this is not enough – that same-sex couples occupy a ‘second-class’ citizen status in relation to marriage. Many jurisdictions globally recognise marriage equality: the UK, New Zealand, Canada and the USA, to name but a few globally, and those societies most similar to Australia’s. This article explores the attitudes towards elements of marriage equality among a group of gay men in Australia. Despite the ‘yes’ vote for marriage equality polling about two-thirds of eligible voters, a slew of symbolically violent messages appeared, including ‘Vote No’ skywritten across the emblematic Sydney Harbour, and ‘Vote no to faggots’ graffiti etched across Sydney train carriages. The importance of love is key in defence against this symbolic violence.

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