Kerryn Phelps writes: The scenes outside the Stonewall Inn after the announcement that the New York Senate had passed the legislation to enable marriage equalitycould have not been more different to the riot that gave Stonewall its reputation as the epicentre of the gay rights movement back on 27 June 1969.
How on earth Australia’s Prime Minister could possibly continue to mouth those offensive and divisive words about marriage being “between a man and a woman” is beyond my comprehension.
Someone needs to take her aside and tell her that the first rule of leadership is to be worthy of following, and the second rule of leadership is to check behind you to see if anyone is actually following you. Poll after poll shows that Australians are ready for this fundamental injustice to be rectified. Polling shows 75 per cent of Australians believe it is inevitable.
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