Lawson resident and editor of the Pink Mountains website Kevin Hardwick is “very hopeful” the inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2012 and the Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 will recommend in favour of same-sex marriage.
The inquiry, which is currently examining the legal and technical aspects of the Marriage Bills which seek to legalise same-sex marriage, held a public hearing in Sydney on April 12.
Mr Hardwick, who has campaigned for gay rights for 30 years and recently co-ordinated a Blue Mountains same-sex marriage petition, believes marriage discrimination is the last major hurdle to overcome in the acquisition of legal equality for gay and lesbian Australians.