When Melbourne resident Elyse James sat down in the studio audience of one of Australia’s evening talk shows, “Adam Hills in Gordon St. Tonight,” in February, she had no idea that her girlfriend of eight months, Rebecca Edwards, would be proposing that night.
Days before the show, James filled out a survey sent by the talk show’s producers asking audience members one question: “If you were prime minister for a day, what law would you change or introduce?” James wrote that she would legalize same-sex marriage — currently not recognized in Australia — in hopes of one day marrying her girlfriend.
To send a submission to the Senate inquiry on marriage equality, click here.