The first same-sex couple to wed in Australia were only married for 48 days before death parted them - Sensationalist Headlines

[t]http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9523284-3x2-940x627.jpg[/t] [quote=ABC News]The extraordinary efforts behind the scenes of Australia's first same-sex marriage, allowing a Queensland woman to wed her partner before she died from cancer, have been revealed. Jill Kindt and Jo Grant had been together for eight years but only legally married for 48 days, after they tied the knot in their garden on December 15. It was a week after same-sex marriage became legal in Australia, and today it was revealed to be the country's first. It was allowed to proceed without the 30-day waiting period because Ms Grant was terminally ill with a rare cancer. She died on January 30, 2018, just over six weeks from her wedding. Today the behind-the-scenes details, and the people who helped make their wedding possible, were mentioned in Queensland Parliament. Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said Ms Kindt and Ms Grant were approved, married, and registered all in one day, after the Registrar ruled exceptional circumstances. Staff from Births, Death and Marriages also played an important role — with one staff member even driving from Brisbane to a roadside service station on the way to the Sunshine Coast to meet the celebrant and deliver the paperwork necessary for the marriage to take place. "I know there are other couples that were married that weekend, and for different reasons. They are among the first … and the reason we did is a tremendously sad one, and I'd trade everything for not having to stand here and talk about this story," Ms Kindt said. In 2013, Ms Kindt and Ms Grant held a commitment ceremony, or a "promise day" as they called it, and considered themselves to be each others' spouses ever since.[/quote] [quote]Ms Kindt said she and her wife were humbled by those behind the scenes who moved heaven and earth to make sure they had as much time possible together legally married. "But we were overwhelmed by the fact the people who did not know us made something that we wanted happened and gave us a whole heap of joy. That's the story," Ms Kindt said. "But I'm glad the story's been told for Jo, and I loved hearing her name being said in Parliament today. "Jo and I got to be legally married for 48 days. I'll take that."[/quote] Read the rest of the article at [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-07/heartbreaking-story-behind-australias-first-same-sex-marriage/9523098[/url]

Why on earth would anyone oppose this.

"""Gays are ruining the sanctity of marriage"""

[QUOTE=27X;53182903]Why on earth would anyone oppose this.[/QUOTE] "because buttsechs is nasty"/"this old-ass book does't ever really go into detail as to why but I gotta because it says I gotta"

[QUOTE=27X;53182903]Why on earth would anyone oppose this.[/QUOTE] Because someone wrote that a big man in the sky said that gays are icky and formulating your own opinions on things is very difficult.

you dont make babies with just eggs.

Only omelettes

While clicking on the thread I thought someone had gotten murdered for it. Really glad to see it's not like that, even though it's still tragic.

[QUOTE=kirederf7;53183190]Only omelettes[/QUOTE] Ew

[QUOTE=27X;53182903]Why on earth would anyone oppose this.[/QUOTE] why? there appears to be a high risk of death after getting married to someone of the same sex... but wait a minute... cynically thinking, that might swing peoples opinions in favour of same sex marriage, judging by the way some people think

[QUOTE=Anteep;53184094]why? there appears to be a high risk of death after getting married to someone of the same sex... but wait a minute... cynically thinking, that might swing peoples opinions in favour of same sex marriage, judging by the way some people think[/QUOTE] I swear sometimes you are the KenM of Facepunch.