Not photos of weddings, but of the campaign for equality itself. I hope these bring a smile to your enduring efforts.
Photos
25
Jul 11
I HEART NEW YORK
These pictures from The Guardian are just great, from the first day of marriage equality in New York. Who the hell could fail to be moved by this joy? Another gallery from LIFE is here. Video here: Gay Marriage arrives in New York. Nearly 700 couples were married on the first day – an all-time record for New York.
8
Nov 10
THE POTENTIAL WEDDING ALBUM – BRILLIANT!
Kristie and Jessica, from Croydon Park, South Australia
This is just the best idea I’ve seen in ages - so simple and powerful.
The premise: all the happy wedding photos that could exist if only the Australian Government would get out of the way and let people love and nuture the way they want to love and nurture. Read more about the intentions of the project here. Check it out! http://www.thepotentialweddingalbum.org/
25
Jul 10
AMAZING PHOTOS – JANE LYNCH + HUNDREDS EQUALITY SUPPORTERS
Jane Lynch from Glee has posed for the great American photo campaign ‘NOH8′ by Adam Bouska.
The images are always simple and stunning. They are people like you and me, and more celebrities than you can image. It’s easy to copy and use the images for your local work, so long as you acknowledge Adam. I fully recommend it.
16
Jul 10
RENEE ZELLWEGER ROCKS
Photo via Perez Hilton and Fame Pictures
My favourite secret Australian actress, Renee Zellweger, (yes it’s true, a nice change from the usual reverse where they are born in New Zealand or the US or UK and then move to Aus and claim the label) is captured here signing a petition in favour of gay marriage.
21
Jun 10
LESBIAN GAMER GEEK WEDDING
image by Capturing Essence
Following up my post about gay marriages being included in video games, I found a gay marriage themed on video games … check out these fantastic Australian women … a pity their Government won’t recognise the wedding as a legal marriage.
21
Jun 10
MARRIAGE VOTES = MORAL HAZARD
Chopra by Adam Bouska
Moral Hazard is the best argument I’ve heard against the idea of letting the public vote on marriage rights. Deepak Chopra puts it brilliantly here.
In essence – moral hazard occurs when you can take a risk but never have to face the consequences if it goes wrong. Just as bankers should not be allowed to gamble with the money of others without risking their own rewards, the public should not be able to vote on taking away gay marriage rights without risking their own rights. That is obviously not how a referendum on gay marriage is ever worded, and this shows us how illegitimate and harmful such votes are.
I’ve changed my mind. I no longer have any respect for a vote that takes away a fundamental civil right for arbitrary reasons. That is not democracy in action, it’s moral hazard in action.
20
Jun 10
IT’S JUST MARRIAGE IN BELGIUM
Our latest personal story is from Simon Andrew and Rein Sevenstern, an Australian-Dutch couple living in Brussels. As Rein explains:
“the Belgian model of equality is the same as the Dutch one. There isn’t gay marriage, there’s just marriage. You sit in the same queue as everyone else. Literally, you sit there waiting with your marriage forms with the straight couple.” The full story follows here
