'Well Done Mate': Australian Lawmaker Proposes During Same-Sex Marriage Debate
"There's no point pretending that this isn't deeply personal," Australian Member of Parliament Tim Wilson said during debate on same-sex marriage. He ended his speech by proposing to his partner.
Australian Member of Parliament Tim Wilson seems to have become the first lawmaker to propose from the House floor, asking his longtime partner Ryan Bolger (who was seated in the gallery) to marry him as the chamber debated legalizing same-sex marriage.
Wilson said Australia's debate over same-sex marriage "has been the soundtrack to our relationship," and that with Parliament moving to codify a change that was approved in a public referendum, "there's only
