More support home and overseas for marriage equality

Submitted by Louise Sales on Sun, 26/06/2011 - 15:20

The results of votes in the New York state congress and the Western Australian ALP conference show increasing momentum for marriage equality in Australia and overseas, the Australian Greens said today.

"These wonderful results in New York state and the WA ALP conference indicate unstoppable support for same sex couples to have the same rights under the law," Greens' marriage equality spokesperson, Sen.
Sarah Hanson-Young, said today.

"The decision by WA Labor members yesterday follows their counterparts in Queensland earlier this month, with the NSW ALP due to discuss marriage equality at their state conference in July.

"The Greens hope the Prime Minister and Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, will act now and let their MPs and Senators have a conscience vote on our marriage equality bill which is before parliament.

"Ensuring marriage equality is achieved before the next election is a priority for me and the expanded Greens team, which will be working hard to achieve this inside and outside the parliament.

"Both leaders can show they support the 60 percent of Australians who are in favour of marriage equality and the 75 percent of respondents who think it's 'inevitable' that the law will be changed.