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| Me wearing our beautiful necklace |
No matter where you come from, no matter how lenient your
government, no matter how accepting the community, not everyone can feel equal
at the same time. In society one group’s detriment is another group’s benefit. There
is no better example of this than politics.
My discussions with gay women, Lynn, Milena, Esther, Eve and
Anna, reaffirmed my belief that it’s sad and
pointless to refuse something in the lives of others, when it has no negative effect
on your own. “Working against love” is simply not a positive way for anyone to
live in this world.
If you want to know, ask, and if you want to learn, listen.
I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to hear the stories of the German
women I met through this project. Hearing their opinions has given me a leg to
stand on when I say, I think the laws of marriage should be equal in all human
relationships.
Some Australians need to shake this idea that marriage
belongs to Christians, because it doesn’t. Marriage is a human tradition that binds
couples together – and in some cases more than just two people. Over time,
marriage has adhered with society to include religion, social laws and social
trends. The expectations of what exists within a Western marriage changes from
generation to generation, not unlike pubic hair trends. What’s unconventional
in one generation is ordinary in the next. We need our legal systems, not just
in Australia but also in Germany, to adhere with its people. All five of these women have different experiences
and opinions on marriage but they all want to help others, their motives are obviously
considerate.
I’ve come away from July and August with the
feeling that we may not see marriage equality and acceptance for same sex couples
in Western culture, during my lifetime. However we all wanted to be associated
with this cause, because as women, we want to see an understanding society, not
just for our generation but for our future generations.
Please scroll down to see the beautiful portraits of the five gay women, who helped me gain an understanding into what marriage equality means in Germany.
Please scroll down to see the beautiful portraits of the five gay women, who helped me gain an understanding into what marriage equality means in Germany.
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