In this ironic article, Tim Dunlop responds to an anti-equality article by former federal minister, Barry Cohen:
For as long as I can remember I have supported the legalisation of gay marriage. For me it had always been a fairly straightforward issue of equal rights.
In a liberal democracy such as Australia, where homosexuality was no longer a crime, where we prided ourselves on equality before the law and on eschewing discrimination on the basis of gender, religion or sexual persuasion, it seemed a bit of a no-brainer that gay people should not be deprived of the chance to marry in the same way that their fellow citizens are able to.
And that word citizen was an important part of my thinking. Gay people pay taxes, serve in the military, participate in the workforce, are our neighbours, friends and family. Logic and decency demanded that they be extended the right to marriage.
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