Peter de Waal and Peter Bonsall-Boone (Bon) have spent 50 years together as lovers, partners and best friends. In October 2016 they celebrated their half a century together at a ceremony at Glebe Town Hall in Sydney with family and friends.
They had hoped to also get married on that day and exchanged wedding rings in the hope that one day soon Australia will achieve marriage equality.
Peter and Bon shared the first same-sex kiss on Australian television in 1972 on the ABC do...cumentary series Chequerboard. They also helped set up the first gay and lesbian helpline at their home and were also part of the early gay and lesbian civil rights movement and took part in the first Mardi Gras parade in Sydney in 1978.
As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir performed a few songs including Over the Rainbow which was made famous by Judy Garland in the film the Wizard of Oz. #marriageequality #50years
