New Pride WA co-presidents Michelle Rigg and Daniel Smith with the Pride WA flag.
Camera IconNew Pride WA co-presidents Michelle Rigg and Daniel Smith with the Pride WA flag. Credit: Supplied/Marcus Whisson

Leaders adapt to change

Lauren Peden, Guardian ExpressEastern Reporter

After New Zealand Government last week voted to legalise gay marriage, Mr Smith said pursuing and retaining equal rights was still a key role of the LGBTI body.

‘You can’t assume that once gay and lesbian rights are won they can’t be lost,’ he said.

‘If you look around the world and around Australia there are examples of that in recent times’

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