A father speaking about his gay son inspired a standing ovation at the weekend’s ALP state conference.
Peter Moore, of Burnie, spoke about his youngest son, Robbie, to lend support to a motion for marriage equality.
Mr Moore, 67, said two years ago he would never had stood up to speak in support of the motion.
“I grew up on the North-West Coast. I have a wife and four children …and six years ago my youngest son came and said: `I’m gay’, and you could have knocked me over with a feather.
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