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At Last, But Still Some Way To Go

"It has passed!!", was the text I received from a colleague late this afternoon. As I was at "Christmas Drinks", I missed the actual moment when the marriage equality laws passed through the Australian Parliament, but I received a bunch of messages from friends, family and workmates to tell me so. David Marr summed it … Continue reading At Last, But Still Some Way To Go

07/12/201718/12/2017lgbtqia+, marriage equality6 Comments

Marriage Equality Rally

"How's it going for you at the moment?", a friend asked me, as we sat under a tree in Victoria Park, and waited for speeches at today's marriage equality rally. The last time I'd seen her was at the last marriage equality rally I'd attended, about a month ago. She's a heterosexual woman with a … Continue reading Marriage Equality Rally

21/10/201721/10/2017lgbtqia+, marriage equality, same sex marriage3 Comments

Sydney’s Marriage Equality Rally

It was a beautiful spring day in Sydney: perfect weather for the first Marriage Equality rally since the plebiscite was confirmed. Current estimates: 30,000 people. Here are some photographs.

10/09/201717/12/2017bisexual, gay, intersex, lesbian, lgbtqia+, marriage equality, queer, same sex marriage, Sydney, transgender2 Comments

Marriage Equality Rally

In an echo to one of the rally cries of the early days of the "Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras", one of the chants at yesterday's Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney yesterday was "get out of the bars and onto the streets". When I heard this, I smiled, reflecting on the closure of many … Continue reading Marriage Equality Rally

07/08/2017lgbtqia+, marriage equality, same sex marriage3 Comments

Barney Frank

"I was once described to have a very radical gay agenda. I'm in favour of getting married and allowing people to join and stay in the military. I don't think that's such a radical agenda. In fact, I think that's a rather bourgeois agenda", said US Congressman, Barney Frank as he spoke tonight at Sydney's Masonic … Continue reading Barney Frank

20/02/201620/02/2016barney frank, lgbtqia+, marriage equality, Politics1 Comment

Gay Marriage

I've been thinking all week about Penny Wong's appearance on Q&A, in which she was asked the question about gay marriage. As a member of the ALP Cabinet, she "agrees" with the cabinet position which remains opposed to gay marriage. As a member of the ALP she has also been fighting for a number of … Continue reading Gay Marriage

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