Josh Lorschy: The teenage social justice advocate calling for gay marriage in Australia
JOSH LORSCHY is a 15 year-old Sydney teenager who also happens to be an activist for world change via his Facebook page.
The budding photography, videography and animator recently set his sight on the marriage equality debate here in Australia as part of his latest social justice awareness campaign, by creating video calling on action for same-sex marriage equality. (scroll down to watch the video)
Josh created the video “because he believes in human rights, not for any other purpose”, his mother Michelle told Star Observer.
Writing on his Facebook page, Josh stated that “same-sex couples deserve and are entitled to the same rights as everyone else. Failure to allow same-sex marriage says that it’s okay to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender”.
Michelle also told the Star Observer that her son has previously raised enough money to build two libraries in rural Cambodia for non-profit organisation Room to Read, which aims to improve literacy and gender equality through education in the developing world.
In 2013 Josh was recognised for his charity work that earned him a spot as a youth ambassador at Malala Day at the UN in New York.
WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO BELOW:
Remarkably well put together.
has anyone else noticed that thanks to our politicians – from both the ALP & Coalition the issue of Same Gender Marriage has been very quietly and deliberately slipped onto the back ‘simmer only’ burner?
Shifty Shorten’s appearance at the Royal Commission into Unions, Climate Change, To be or Not to be reintroduction of the Carbon Tax, the GST and who controls it yet again, Tony Windsor’s quest to return to the Federal Parliament – all that lovely money, the free travel is proving too tempting but covered up under that Chinese Government Owned Coal Mine in the Food Bowl of Australia – you name it anything to get people’s minds off what should be our TIGHT to be treated with 100% Equality in all things.
The far-to-ultras Right in Federal politics – and they are in both the ALP & Coalition have managed things very cleverly. They think we will have forgotten but We Will NOT Forget.
My Order just introduced…
Legislative Instruments and Acts (Marriage Equality) Order 2015
(1) WEREAS; All references throughout all Australian Acts of Parliament and common law that say; “man”, “woman”, “male”, “female”, “husband”, “wife”, “him”, “he”,
“she”, “her”, etc. – are to must now include same-sex partners and/or same-sex spouses under this Order! (e.g. both the Marriage Act 1961 and the Family Law Act 1975).
(2) WEREAS; All references throughout all Australian legislative instruments, regulations and common law that say; “man”, “woman”, “male”, “female”, “husband”, “wife”, “him”, “he”,
“she”, “her”, etc. – are to must now include same-sex partners and/or same-sex spouses under this Order!
(3) This Order becomes effective from the date of issue!
Legislative Instruments and Acts (Marriage Equality) Order 2015
Issued: 9/7/2015, Thursday at 4:30PM!
What a fantastic young guy. Shame he’s not a member of parliament!
Brilliant!