Courtney Mayhew

Guest writer

Courtney Mayhew is a film publicist residing in Sydney, Australia. When not publicising them, her hobbies include incessantly watching and talking about films and having her dulcet Kiwi accent regularly mimicked unsuccessfully by co-workers.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 15: People in the crowd celebrate as the result is announced during the Official Melbourne Postal Survey Result Announcement at the State Library of Victoria on November 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote defeating No. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

The pain of getting to Australia’s ‘yes’ vote

While Australia eventually did the right thing, it took months of public attacks on the LGBTQI+ community to get there. Kiwi export Courtney Mayhew reflects on having her sexuality turned into a public political football.

By Courtney Mayhew | 17th November, 2017