This place is a place of power where decisions are made to change people's lives; I'm a living example of that here in Parliament today. Because this place, as I said, has the power to oppress but it also has the power to liberate. Today I feel liberated standing here wearing this korowai, due to the courage of this House that yesterday I was able to marry the man that I love and cloak myself in his whakapapa, represented in this korowai. Man, my nine-year-old self in 1984 would've been pretty happy, but pretty confused about this whole experience. I actually still am, to be honest, but I feel liberated in this place. This place of power has liberated me. So thank you to all those who work for liberation.