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After the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the first jurisdiction to pass equal marriage on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he would attend his lesbian sisters wedding, but that he doesnt support the marriage.

According to Sky News, Abbott said, "If theres a ceremony of some kind, yes, I will be there with a present. Ill do the right thing."

Abbotts sister, Christine Forster, is a mother of four who recently announced her engagement to her partner Virginia Edwards. A Liberal Party councillor in Sydney, she belongs to the same party as her brother.

"It will be close friends and family. Tony and Margie will definitely be there," she told Pink News.

Abbott said he wishes them well, but that it would not stop his fight against the same-sex marriage laws, noting that it was about upholding the Australian constitution and preserving a "uniform approach throughout the commonwealth" to marriage laws.

"I am a traditionalist on this," he told Sky News. "From time immemorial in every culture thats been known, marriage, or that kind of solemnized relationship, has been between a man and a woman."

The Parliament passed the law on Tuesday with a 9-8 vote, drawing huge applause from the 200-plus people in the public gallery. Same-sex couples living in the ACT have been allowed to register their partnerships since 2008 and hold civil partnerships since 2009.

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I think he's doing the right thing, I mean it's his sister at least he has the courtesy to go and show that he cares for her even if he doesn't support her marriage.

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It is so interesting to me that Abbott's own sister is gay and he still fights against her rights! I wonder how his position has affected their relationship. I am happy for Australia that they were able to pass this law and become a more accepting society. Hopefully, same sex marriage will remain legal for them, despite Abbott's protests.

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its nice that he will attend, but i don't understand why people are so against same sex marriage. gay or straight, i think everyone should be able to marry.people like this guy are too afraid of change.

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BMX33 wrote:

its nice that he will attend, but i don't understand why people are so against same sex marriage. gay or straight, i think everyone should be able to marry.people like this guy are too afraid of change.

 I agree! I think eventually we will look back on this and wonder why same sex marriage was even an issue.



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It is great that he will attend even though he doesn't support it. It shows his love for family. :3

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I'm happy that he went, even though he didn't support the marriage at least he showed he cared.

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At least it shows that he can look past what he doesn't support and support his sister.

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I am glad he cared enough to go but it still doesn't make sense to me why so many people are against gay marriages. It is not their life so they shouldn't have a say in another person's happiness.

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Good for him to at least show up to his sisters wedding hopefully him and his sister don't bicker over this issue on her special day.

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