All day today, my social media timelines have rained rainbows (not technically speaking). The long-awaited result of the postal survey was announced early this morning my time and the result was a resounding yes, a great relief I imagine for LGBTQI friends and colleagues but a process they shouldn't have had to endure. Imagine being surveyed about your rights by an entire nation. This is not the intent of citizen referenda used elsewhere nor is it a 'democratic' and 'fair' process as spruiked by anti-ssm advocates.
It was prying, unnecessary and unfair. But the result was celebrated all day (and probably into the night).
There is a rainbow bridge not far from my office and I hoped it might be lit up tonight by coincidence. It wasn't. But the sky, approaching sunset, did its very best to add, if not rainbows, then some rather lovely pastels to the atmosphere.
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| Sunset clouds 1 |
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| Sunset clouds 2 |
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| Sunset clouds 3 |
Congratulations my friends. But may you never have to be put through such undignified processes ever again. Best wishes and happily ever afters to you all.
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 4.41pm; 15 November 2017]
