There are many, many people in the LGBTQI community who deserve our love and respect and gratitude today, and we haven’t forgotten them, but right now we want to focus on Magda Szubanski.
First of all, this was her on Instagram last night, letting vulnerable members of the queer community that they’re not alone and are loved.
And today, this is her starting an honest-to-god dance party at Prince Alfred park in Sydney shortly after the ‘yes’ result was announced.
@MagdaSzubanski rocking out at the #MarriageEquality rally at Prince Alfred Park pic.twitter.com/FikxgQIRnP
— Heather McNab (@heatherlmcnab) November 15, 2017
WE’RE NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING. ACTUALLY, WE’RE CRYING TOO. LET ALL THE TEARS FLOW.
“Of course I’m the crybaby of the campaign,” she said later. “I was just crying the whole time. Very emotional, my glasses are filthy.”
She made a speech on stage, expressing her hope that this doesn’t divide queer people into ‘acceptable’ gay people, who are married, and ‘unacceptable’, unmarried gays.
“This is for all of us. No matter how we want to live our life, we must live as equal people in this country.”
She then followed up on a promise to dance an Irish jig on-stage if the postal survey returned a ‘yes’. MAGDA FOLLOWING THROUGH.
Peace to Magda Szubanski who was a lightning rod for every backward, homophobic, sexist prick in the country. Never once did she lower herself to their standard. A leader in a country that seems bereft of leadership.
— Scott Dooley (@scottdools) November 14, 2017
Can I just say a huge thanks to those in the queer community who have been putting themselves out there to campaign & articulate the feelings of the 🏳️🌈community? First names that spring to mind: @MagdaSzubanski, @sallyrugg for starters!
— Jess McGuire (@jessmcguire) November 14, 2017
@MagdaSzubanski Gay Australians owe you the biggest thank you in the world today! You have been our strongest most eloquent voice of reason and we couldn’t have done it without you xxx
— Cinnamon Suchodolski (@Cinnamonski) November 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/dan_mickan/status/930594988710182912
Do we deserve Magda Szubanski? Probably not, but we get this incredibly special person anyway.
i am not an expert on doing the law, but as i understand it, magda szubanski is now the prime minister of australia
— wheels (@wheelswordsmith) November 14, 2017
