Onthebeach: The only person able to decide their sexuality before they were born?

Would be the self made man or woman, you know the one born in the log cabin he/she hewed from the wilderness with his/her own two hands!?

Incidentally, in earlier times as Alaska was being pioneered, the men going to that particular wilderness were real men, so also were the women.
Rhrosty.

Yes but we're only at the beginning as far as progressives are concerned, changing the act is the first step, not the conclusion of an activist path.
Changing the marriage act won't result in equality, remember despite the professions of equality for all by progressives the practical effect of all their activism is always a fragmentation and fracturing of society along an increasingly complex system of demarcation. Changing the marriage act in accordance with the Shorten model will create at least four new and distinctively different types of marriage, not unify all into "marriage equality".
Opposite sex marriage.
Same sex female.
Same sex male.
Opposite sex transgender.
Same sex transgender.
Given that "progressives" now recognise something in the order of seven distinct genders and also "gender fluidity" and claim that gender is a more important distinction than biological sex there are sure to be more and more forms of marriage defined in their gender spectrum.
The most important things to remember when dealing with progressives are that they don't base their conclusions on measurable results, that facts don't matter to them and lies are just as acceptable as truth if they fit the narrative also their experimental social constructs are far more important to them than scientific theories.

'And therefore, sadly, chose suicide as opposed to continue to live in Church labelled sin!'

sadly as usual Rhrosty perpetuates the lie. We have more suicide now since immoral and perverted lifestyles are promoted mainly by media and others trying to feel comfortable about their own. Teenagers are more confused than ever thanks to myths promoted like those of Rhrosty. The myth of someone being born homosexual is also pushed. If true so to are paedophiles 'born that way'. It is obvious one makes choices in regards to sexual behavour. Just ask many man hating lesbians who have had bad experiences with men. Obvious design of male and female bodies is overlooked by those pushing such family hating dogmas. Suddenly biology and science means nothing to the regressives.

There is not, and there can never be, "equality" in marriage. Why? Because marriage occurs only between a man and a woman.

Homosexuals can make their own arrangements - and receive the same benefits of a de facto relationship just the same as other people can.

Why all the fuss about marriage for unnatural relationships?

I have no interest in homosexuals or what they do. But, they can never be married, no matter what the law will say or not say in the future. Common sense should tell us that. But, the whole damn thing is purely political, and not a lot of common sense comes into politics.

Rhrosty,

Quite obviously, choice IS being exercised and there are many examples.

Our Marriage Act had quite a few changes done to it
over the years. However prior to 2004 it did not
contain the amendment clause that marriage was between
a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others.
This was inserted under the Howard Government in 2004.

I don't see why Australia should not decide whether
we "meddle with the Marriage Act." It's already been
"meddled" with. Put it to a vote and let the people
of this country decide - as others in countries like
Ireland have done.

That would be fair.