high Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Valentine message to Lucy slammed through proponents of gay marriage

IT become meant to be a sweet Valentine to his wife — but top Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s message to Lucy has enraged the proponents of marriage equality.

Mr Turnbull posted the message on facebook around 9am this morning and via lunchtime it had garnered over 25,000 likes and nearly 1000 comments.

“once I first requested Lucy to marry me she stated, ‘permit’s wait till we grow up.’ well we didn’t wait long and now it's miles almost not possible to imagine, let alone remember, what it became like now not to be collectively, so much in order that i have a miles clearer feel of ‘Lucy and me’ than I do of ‘me’,” the message stated.

The submit turned into followed by an undated image, simply taken inside the early years in their dating.

Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull married in 1980 whilst he became studying at Oxford college. Malcolm was 25 on the time and Lucy turned into 8 days shy of her 22nd birthday. They met while he turned into 23 and she turned into 19.

The Turnbulls are renowned as one of the extra enduring couples in Australian public existence — he the formidable self-made millionaire became flesh presser; and he or she an academic, businesswoman and baby-kisser in her own proper (as a former Sydney Lord Mayor and council member). they've two kids.

Many fb fans of the prime Minister wished the couple properly on Valentine’s Day, however others took the opportunity to factor out that Australia lags behind the rest of the western world in relation to allowing equal-intercourse marriage.

“properly because of you and your birthday celebration i'm able to never recognise what it will likely be like to marry my companion of almost 10 years. So satisfied for you each,” Tomas Allan Leaumont commented.

every other pointed post was made through Douglas McFarland.

“after I first requested my associate to marry me, he stated let’s wait till our government we could us ... and now, four years later, we must wait until fifty one consistent with cent of the u . s . we could us (after which the authorities an nonetheless reject it) ... you and Lucy are stunning collectively, an inspiring couple ... just wish your management turned into extra inspiring on Marriage. we all recognise you get it, we all recognize you need it, we all realize you are spinning political bs whilst you guide the plebiscite. possibly Valentine’s day is the proper day to scrap the plebiscite! satisfied Valentine’s day to you both, it need to be a lovely reminder of your marriage. in preference to the consistent reminder that same sex couples love is much less!” he stated.

Julie Ann Evans commented that she and her husband have been about to have fun 51 years of marriage but she turned into additionally pro marriage equality.

“I understand you are in my view for equal-sex marriage, so it might be brilliant if your authorities might approve the identical privilege for identical intercourse couples,” she stated. “Love is aware of no barriers and will triumph over this unfair discrimination, but it must manifest sooner, as opposed to later. happy Valentine’s Day to all who are in love or can bear in mind.”