The West Australian Labor party’s support for same-sex unions shows there is unstoppable support for gay marriage, the Australian Greens say.
The West Australian Labor Party passed a motion supporting same-sex marriage at its state conference on Saturday, following the lead of the Queensland ALP, which passed a similar motion last week.
It also follows the approval of the Marriage Equality Act by the New York Senate on Saturday, legalising gay marriage.
Greens marriage equality spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young said the votes show increasing momentum for marriage equality in Australia and overseas.
“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,” Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said on Sunday.
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