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English: Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of Australia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) ABC reports: ACT Deputy Chief Minister Andrew Barr is urging federal Labor's new leadership team to make same-sex marriage an election issue. Former prime minister Julia Gillard opposed marriage equality, but Kevin Rudd , his deputy Anthony Albanese , and Senate leader Penny Wong have spoken out in favour of change. Mr Barr supports of homosexual rights and claims it is an issue that resonates in the community. The question is there are many even in Parliament who disagree. Young people influenced by Will & Grace and other Hollywood show support homosexuality because they see the nice side of the propaganda. Rarely do they see the act, AIDS, the promiscuity, the immorality and short lived lust filled relationships. "It's a clear point of differentiation between Prime Minister Rudd and the Opposition," Barr said. "It represents an opportunity on an issue that certainly is

PARLIAMENT will once again be embroiled in the issue of gay marriage from today as two private members' bills to legalise such unions are debated in the House of Representatives, with a vote on the bills likely to come after the winter session of Parliament. A report by the House of Representatives social policy and legal affairs committee on the two bills, one from Labor's Stephen Jones and one from the Greens MP Adam Bandt and the independent MP Andrew Wilkie , will also be tabled this morning. The committee's chairman, Labor MP Graham Perrett , said it was the largest committee inquiry ever held, with responses ''pretty strongly in support'' of change. The committee used an online poll to gauge community sentiment, with 276,437 people responding and 64 per cent backing legalisation. Church heavyweights have been spurred into action by the bills, with the heads of the Catholic, Anglican and Greek Orthodox churches issuing strong statements to their con