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I am sitting in the dining room of the Holiday Inn at Potts Point with Sarah and the kids. It’s the morning before Mardi Gras and, as I glance around the room, I realise its chock-full of queers: older gay male couples, tables of fit boys, and groups of middle-aged dykes. I do a quick […]
It’s been a few days since the announcement and I’ve been trying to process how I feel. It’s complex. Difficult. Messy. And it’s taken time. But I’ve had some good conversations and I think I’ve got it now. I’ve been listening to other people too and I think some of you might be in the […]
For my non-Facebook followers. I’ve been following the discussion about what happens after ‘Yes’ very closely. This is a personal perspective – in The Guardian today. Jac
If you are on the Australian Equality Party mailing list or are a Facebook friend, you may have already read this in a Newsletter or Note. This blog is for everyone else, and especially for my Canadian in-laws, who stay in touch by blog – and who’ve been extremely supportive of this venture. It’s also […]
There have been a number of references in recent weeks to the original changes to the Marriage Act in 2004. Those changes were implemented in response to a specific series of events which I want to set down here. As has been noted many times, there was no plebiscite, just a swift and decisive change […]