A new Australian Labour party Senator has used her maiden speech to make a passionate plea for marriage equality.
Louise Pratt, the first member of the Australian parliament to have a trans partner, also spoke about the discrimination trans people face.
She was elected to represent Western Australia in the Senate.
As the youngest woman ever elected to Western Australia's Legislative Council she was instrumental in pushing forward some of the most progressive gay equality laws in Australia, including equalising the age of consent, allowing same-sex adoption and banning sexual orientation discrimination.
Still just 36, she is a rising star of the Australian Labour party, and showed in her speech this week that she is not afraid to defy the leadership.
Lesbian senator calls for same-sex marriage in Australia
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