I had the privilege of chairing the first subcommittee to hear submissions, and the representatives from Victoria University rainbow law society were first up, and I'll always remember they gave each other a glance that felt like it said both "Here we go.", and "Here we are." I'll remember the submitters who brought along support people with them, and while I was listening attentively to the submitters themselves, every now and then I glanced across at their support person who was just beaming love and pride in the direction of their family member. It was incredibly powerful and a reinforcement that rainbow rights so often aren't won from inside the closet, but are won on the back of voices of some of the most courageous people who I've had the privilege to meet over the course of these hearings.