Now we wait to see who supports it - the time is right for all our politicians to say 'I do'.

The time is now for same sex marriage to be recognised in law.

This isn't an attack on the grand traditions of marriage but rather an acceptance that the world today is a very different place to when such ideals were set in stone.

People have the right to love and marry whoever they like - that's freedom of choice and that's the world in which we should live.

Those who want to observe and follow the great traditions of marriage between a man and woman are free to do so.

But those who want to pledge their love to another in a same sex marriage should have every right to achieve that desire.

This is about people being accepting of each other - just because you don't believe in something doesn't make it wrong.

It's clear the world's attitude is changing quickly as the events of the weekend where the Irish Republic overwhelmingly endorsed same sex marriage in a referendum shows. 

Monday will show us whether Australia is moving with the times.

Rod Case, editor