David Foster’s daughter Sally is proud and grateful that her “big macho” dad is campaigning for gay rights.

But she and her partner, Lily, who have been together five years and have a daughter, wish same-sex marriage was not such a big issue.

“For us, it’s important that we have the right to get married and that shouldn’t be an issue but unfortunately it is,” Sally said.

for info about a forum in Hobart on Sept 13 where David will explain why he supports marriage equality.