Abbott gay marriage quote

An Australian man's campaign for acceptance of homosexuality has made its way to the top. Beaton's heartfelt video, in which he talks about struggling to accept himself as a gay man, went viral earlier this year. Since then, he has been speaking to the media and meeting with politicians to try and spread the message that homosexuality is nothing to be ashamed of.

Abbott said he hadn't seen Beaton's video personally, but that it had been raised with him by radio personality Alan Jones. I'm very happy to say that," Abbott said.

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Beaton said he accepted Abbott's differentiation between the two issues, and praised the PM for changing his mind since saying he felt threatened by homosexuality in He's saying, 'I care for you, but I have a different viewpoint'. Abbott reiterated his opposition to marriage equality, and said any change should come from the Australian people, not the parliament.

However, he implied he would support marriage equality legislation if a plebiscite on the issue succeeded, saying he would "respect" the decision of the people.