Why a gay senator in Australia opposes a public vote on marriage equality

As the Australian Parliament weighs whether to hold a countrywide vote on marriage equality, the plebiscite's loudest critics have been LGBT advocates themselves. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill on Wednesday that would allow all adult Australians to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. The plebiscite would not be legally binding, but […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/09/15/why-a-gay-senator-in-australia-opposes-a-public-vote-on-marriage-equality/