Australia- 'We already exist ... stop pretending that we don't'

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The Sydney Morning Herald
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'We already exist ... stop pretending that we don't'


A lesbian with a transgender partner, Senator Louise Pratt knows better than most the hurt the gay community is feeling.

'This is about more than same-sex marriage'
WA Senator Louise Pratt reacts to the Federal Parliament's decision on voting down the same-sex marriage bill.



Dan Harrison and Tim Lester | Date: September 21, 2012 - 5:20PM


http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/we-already-exist--stop-pretending-that-we-dont-20120921-26bpa.html



Senator Louise Pratt (right) with partner Aram Hosie. Photo: Morgan Carpenter


Louise Pratt knew ahead of time what she was going to say to her partner when she arrived home in Perth for the weekend.

"That was a big week, wasn't it?"

Indeed it was, for both of them.

Senator Pratt is the young Labor senator from Western Australia who, with three colleagues, introduced the Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - to allow for same sex marriage. She is also one of the few openly lesbian women ever elected to an Australian parliament.
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Her partner is Aram Hosie, a transgender person (born a woman but who identifies as a man) who campaigns for gay rights.