Michael Kirby: former judge to marry partner on 50th anniversary of day they met

Former high court judge initially said he would boycott same-sex marriage survey but changed mind and voted ‘yes’

The former high court judge Michael Kirby will marry his longtime partner, Johan van Vloten, on the 50th anniversary of when they first met.

The outspoken former high court judge has been a champion of human rights all his life but had hesitated over whether he needed to tie the knot after changes to Australia’s marriage laws in December 2017 to legalise same-sex marriage.

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