MEDIA RELEASE: Melbourne, Sydney stand for marriage equality

MEDIA RELEASE: Melbourne, Sydney stand for marriage equality
Civil Union Action! (CUA)
http://cuaction.org

For immediate release: 3 August 2008

Melbourne & Sydney held demonstrations today for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. The National Day of Action marked the 4th anniversary of the ban on same-sex marriage passed by the Federal Parliament in 2004. A senior Victorian minister broke ranks to back same-sex marriage.

"Melbourne and Sydney made a strong showing today to demand equal rights for equal love," CUA spokesperson John Kloprogge said.

"A majority of Australians (57 per cent) support marriage equality. We are just waiting for the Rudd Government to catch up," Kloprogge said.

Melbourne saw its first Labor state member, Education Minister Bronwyn Pike, break with Cabinet colleagues to publicly support marriage equality.

"We know that a huge number of Labor parliamentarians, state and federal, support marriage equality. It will only be matter of time before more come out for equality," Kloprogge said.

As part of the National Day of Action, Canberra held a rally yesterday, and Perth and Brisbane are holding theirs next weekend.

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Media comment:
John Kloprogge 0422 913 942 cuaction@hotmail.com

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Other events:
Perth: SAT August 9, noon. Kings Square, Fremantle
Brisbane: SUN August 10 1pm, Queens Park, City

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References:
Galaxy poll: http://beta.getup.org.au/files/media/equalityforsamesexcouples.pdf