Forty people attended a Vigil for Equality outside a meeting against same-sex marriage at the University of Tasmania in Launceston last night.
People at the vigil held up photos of same-sex couples as those attending the meeting filed passed.
Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said the photos show the human face of the issue.
“Allowing same-sex couples to marry is about recognising that these couples are real people with the same hopes and aspirations as everyone else”, Mr Croome said.
After the vigil, supporters of same-sex marriage entered the meeting with some making the point during question time that marriage has not suffered in those countries that allow same-sex marriages and marriage is a civil as well as a religious institution.
About 250 people drawn largely from local churches attended the meeting which was organised by the Australian Christian Lobby.
A brief video clip of the vigil, shot by Jin-oh Choi, can be found here: Together We Stand. Together We Fight. We Demand Equal Rights.
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For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0409 010 668.