A Nice Normal Family

Autorentext

John Terry Moore lives with his partner Russell in Geelong, Victoria's largest regional center, one hour from Melbourne, Australia. He has been a civil marriage celebrant and funeral celebrant since 1995 (now retired), and together with his partner, has successfully grown flowers, raised stud sheep, and bred Kelpies, Australia's working dogs. Over the years, John has become an increasingly persistent voice with politicians, community groups, and the general public, encouraging, supporting, and driving the push for gay marriage and equal rights for same-sex parents and their children.

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Jackson "Jacko" Smith is dyslexic, but like many people affected by the learning disability, he is highly intelligent. His best friend Sammy Collins helps him get through school and unlocks his potential. Jacko progresses through the ranks of local government until Mother Nature intervenes and the straight boy and the gay boy become a couple.

As Jacko and Sammy start a family and challenge social mores, Jacko enters politics, horrified at the direction the Australian government is taking. With Sammy by his side, he can achieve anything and rises through the ranks to the highest office in the land, driving Australia away from its British colonial roots and engaging with its neighbors in Asia like never before. Economic growth results, and while most Australians are supportive, a small group of extremists might endanger everything Jacko has built-including his life.

Through the love and the strength of their partnership, Jacko and Sammy rise above their ordinary lives. Because love is never ordinary.