A year on from the result of Australia鈥檚 marriage equality postal survey, Rachel Evans takes a look at the grassroots campaign that made this historic victory possible, and some of the remaining challenges ahead for the LGBTI community.
NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
About 20 people attended a 鈥淪traight Lives Matter鈥 rally organised by the far-right Party for Freedom in a Sydney park on September 23.
By contrast, about 10,000 people took part in Brisbane鈥檚 Pride march on the same day and 30,000 attended Sydney鈥檚 鈥淪ay Yes鈥 rally on September 9.
A stage had been set up for Nick Folkes to address the anticipated throng, but the crowd was sparse, massively outnumbered by the 60 police assigned to keep order.