An observation

I know I had a post a couple of months ago about starting a new job and if I should come out or not. Well at home we are using male pronouns and his new name, so I just continued this at work. I have only been there for a few weeks and coversations about personal life only have just started. I noticed a really interesting observation. In the past people often assume that I am straight (as I am very feminine looking), and I correct them as soon as they ask about my boyfriend/husband. I then, generally, get a funny look; awkwardness, questions about being gay or statements about not looking gay. I am pretty much use to this. However, at work they asked me about where I live and what my partner does and I just answered the questions. I used his name and male pronouns. I got no weird looks, no awkward pauses, and no questions about my sexuality. I felt normal. The thing about this observation is that I realise that even though gay people are becoming more accepted, we, as a society, still have a long way to go. I believe wholeheartedly that we need equal rights and gay marriage. It is funny to think after being a lesbian since the age of 18 (I'm now 30), that if my partner changes their gender, then we can actually get legally married. But if he did not, we could not, even though it is the same love and we are still the same people. I have also recently found out that our government (Australia) makes people divorce if one them undergoes sexual reassignment, so that they cannot be in a same sex marriage.
I do have to say that it felt NICE to feel normal and I hope that gay and queer relationships are seen as normal (or at least not weird) in the generaly community soon, and I believe that legalising gay marriage would help this.