Politician proposes to his partner while speaking on same-sex marriage in parliament

Australia’s long road to marriage equality is almost at an end, with the bill to legalise same-sex marriage set to be passed in the House of Representatives early this week.

But there’s already cause for high emotion in the House, after an Australian politician proposed to his partner while speaking on the bill on Monday.

Liberal MP Tim Wilson, while discussing the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill, took the opportunity to tearfully propose to his partner, Ryan Bolger, who was sitting in the public gallery. Read more…

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