Today it was announced that Australia today took steps into legalising Same-Sex marriage which is one step closer to achieving equality in all parts of the world, which I am ecstatic about.
Almost 13 million Australians (79.5%) voted in the country’s non-binding postal ballot which was an opinion poll on the legalising Same-Sex marriage and over 61% voted YES which is fantastic and I welcome this news. However, the decision ultimately has to be approved by parliament but I am confident that this will encourage parliament to up hold the decision and that couples will be able to be wed by the end of this year or by earliest September 2018.
I was proud when same-sex marriage was legalised in my country back in 2014 and Ireland followed suit and I am confident that more and more countries will follow in the footsteps of Australia. The US has legalised same-sex marriage in all 50 states since 2014.
I do struggle with this sometimes because I wish equality wasn't something that needed to be campaigned for. Laws and regulations that deny basic freedoms and rights to citizens on who they love and how they choose to live their life in the privacy of their own home is shameful. Everyone is equal and everyone deserves the same rights and freedoms as everyone else.
I hope that this gives hope to all people struggling to come to terms with their sexuality in whatever part of the world that they live in that it won't always have to be this way. I hope anyone who is reading this knows that there is nothing wrong with you and you are valued and needed on this planet and your existence is not devalued because of who you are and your sexuality.
Separate church and state and let's stop the hate.
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