Letters

Updated September 13 2017 - 12:52pm, first published 12:44pm

Time to get on the right side of history

More than 30 years ago, I had the privilege of working as a media co-ordinator for The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. In those days we were fighting for the right of people not to be considered a criminal or be beaten on the streets because of whom they loved. I saw what a community could achieve when they stood together and proud. These days my teenage children can't believe that it was once a criminal offence to be in a same sex couple. Their children won't believe that in 2017, same sex couples weren't allowed to marry. Let's get on the right side of history, Ballarat and show that as a community we stand together in support of marriage equality. When the postal ballot arrives this week, I will be voting yes and making sure my vote is counted. Vote yes and vote early.

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