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A SHORT Facebook post made by Lara Ryan on Sunday this week that details why marriage equality is needed has gone viral, with almost 60,000 shares just five days.

The post, seen below, reveals a heartbreaking story of how Ryan lost her wife, Elise, and the ordeal she had gone through following her wife’s death. It also revealed her love for her.

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Elise was struck by a car on February 9 while walking their聽four-year-old daughter home from day care.

Speaking with , Ryan said聽she 鈥渨asn’t normally political鈥� about marriage equality or sexuality.

鈥淲e had a wedding, we鈥檝e lived together for 10聽years, we鈥檝e had a baby. It鈥檚 never been an issue 鈥� I鈥檓 happy in my little life, there are bigger issues in the world,鈥� she said.

However,聽following her wife’s death, Australian bureaucracy added to her grief.

鈥淚 had spent the day on the phone to Centrelink, to my health insurance company, Medicare 鈥� just having to fill in ridiculous forms and boxes I couldn鈥檛 tick,鈥� .

On social media, Ryan received plenty of support from around Australia and the world, and her post began the #thisiswhy trend.

Heartbreaking. we need marriage equality. Thanks for sharing your story, Lara

鈥� Shane Bazzi (@shanebazzi)

I support marriage equality

鈥� jigglin for justice (@khaanye)

鈥滿arriage equality isn鈥檛 about marriage. It鈥檚 about equality鈥�

鈥� Trouble (@Mikjell16)

when my 3 day old son died & his other mum couldn’t sign the consent for autopsy. I had to come back, mental with grief to sign.

鈥� tilly devine (@tillydevine11)

tell your friends in your party room equality matters

鈥� Anne Hurni (@amhurni)

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