06/12/2022
Meghan and Kim shared their memories of the YES vote, through to getting married and raising their family. Their wedding photo is full of joy! 💖
As Meghan recalls: "I will never forget the loudest cheers in the office when the results were announced - so loud that I couldn't hear my wife screaming and crying on the other end of the phone. It was at that moment that all of our dreams came true.
We were going to get married and have our family legally recognised and protected by law. Our son deserved that, as he was the best thing to ever happen to our lives.
5 years on, we now have a daughter as well. Our son is in Year 1, learning and making friends with children who will grow up knowing that a child with parents of the same s*x is quite normal, and not much different from any other family makeup regardless of gender, or member count.
We watch the results video every year at the anniversary, and we cry happy tears always. It's a good reminder of how lucky and blessed we are to be living and raising our family in a country that voted resoundingly YES to our acceptance, YES to equality, and YES to love.
We will always be thankful to all the LGBTIQA+ people who came before us and fought for everything we have today. And for all the LGBTIQA+ people of the future, may they never take anything for granted. This was a fight that was bled for by many before them. This was a fight where lives were lost by people whose only desires was to be loved and accepted. Enjoy it, spread it, and protect it."
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