SSM Plebiscite

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Apparently the timing of Lisa Wilkinson and Ian Fitzsimons getting remarried on their 25th Wedding Anniversary was a semi-deliberate or thoughtless act of taking the pi55! :

But the timing of the much-publicised event does feel awkward.

Obviously, the celebration triggered by FitzSimons seeing his wife in the white dress she wore to the 2015 Logies and asking her to remarry him on their 25th anniversary was planned years ago.

But the fact their happy day landed as millions of Australians have a piece of paper in their kitchens effectively asking them to pass judgment on the value of other people’s relationships (and lives) does feel poignant.

The Wilkinson-FitzSimons festival was broadcast to anyone with a smartphone by dozens of married, heterosexual guests, sharing images of what it means to a loving couple to be able to openly celebrate their love and have it recognised.

Yet around the country are so many couples who have been in relationships the same length of time, or longer, who do not have the basic civil right to do similar.

Is there any wonder the public is jaded? :o