No Same-Sex Marriage Yet

Though the recent outcome on same-sex conduct has become legal as confirmed by the highest court in the land with the State subsequently succumbing to the defeat, the progressive law does not mean that now the LGBTQI community is free to marry as their counterparts do as part of their freedoms.

The decriminalisation of same-sex conduct should not be confused with the legalisation of gay marriages. As outlined in the judgement, this victory was for same-sex conduct, not gay marriage, as that is an entirely different ballgame. For gay marriage to be legal it means there has to be a challenge against the Marriage Act that is in place today, which currently does not recognise gay marriages.