Tasmania made history last week when the state’s House of Assembly passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry. Here, gay rights advocate Rodney Croome, a key figure in the state’s equality movement, reflects on historic vote and the next step forward.
Thursday (August 30) was a historic day.
The Tasmanian Lower House became the first house of parliament in Australia to pass a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry.
Rodney Croome AM is the campaign coordinator of Australian Marriage Equality.