Love is Love!

So here in Australia we are about to go through a postal vote about legalising same sex marriage by reforming the Marriage Act, the vote is not compulsory and voting slips will be sent to all citizens who are registered to vote.

As John Lennon so eloquently put it:

 "It matters not who you love, where you love, when you love, it matters only that you love". 

This was posted on Instagram and Facebook by a beautiful friend, Mel, who also stated the following:

"People created marriage, but none of us created love.....and that's the only definition we should be looking to in this debate".

 I wholeheartedly agree Mel, as she finished in her post:

"we get to be the generation that voted for LOVE".

To the LGBTI Community or as I like to call them 'Friends', I am so sorry that the Australian Government is making you feel less than you are.  You, and everyone person has the right to live your life, your way, loving who you love.  Love is love, love conquers all and I as well as many other Australian people stand with you.

Sadly I have overheard or seen posted a number of people state that they intend to ignore the vote when sent to them as a form of protest of not supporting the Australian Government spending their money on this vote, they see the Government as wasting years debating an issue that has an inevitable outcome and they just want them to get it done.

Anyone in this mindset I urge you DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTE BY NOT VOTING!!!  Essentially if you do this the Australian Government will not see this action as a form of silent protest, they will basically say that for each person not voting, those people mean they want things to stay the same!  By not voting you are basically forfeiting your right to have a say........We are extremely lucky in this country to have the rights to have a say, do not give this up!!!

So to all of my Australian fellow country men/women, please take this opportunity, vote and lets make history as Mel so beautifully put it, and lets be the generation that voted for LOVE and make sure equality for all is in our future!!

With love and hope for the future
Mary-Lou xxx