A marriage equality vote will hurt young people, says comedian
 

A marriage equality vote will hurt young people, says comedian
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"Speech is **t free when it comes at such a cost."

Since it was posted late Wednesday, Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby's heartfelt Facebook update about the potentially harmful impact of Australia's marriage equality plebiscite has been liked over 10,000 times.*

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In only a few powerful paragraphs, she sums up exactly why a public vote to determine whether marriage equality should be legalised in Australia is such a dangerous idea.

Describing her own childhood, when the state of Tasmania debated whether to legalise homo***uality in the 1990s, Gadsby said the voices telling people like her they were subhuman or lesser citizens left deep emotional scars. The Tasmanian law criminalising gay men was only overturned in 1997, following a High Court battle. Read more...

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