Several Liberal and National Party state election candidates have followed Kyron Howell’s lead in declaring their support for Tasmania leading the way on marriage equality.
The candidates include the Liberals’ Deborah De Williams and the Nationals’ Julian Edwards in Denison, and the Liberals’ Sarah Courtney and Leonie McNair in Bass.
All have responded to an Australian Marriage Equality survey by declaring their unequivocal support for a state same-sex marriage law.
Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said,
“The dam has burst in the Liberal and National parties with more candidates declaring their support for marriage equality than ever before.”
“This is a reminder that marriage equality is not a left or right issue but a human issue.”
“Should the federal parliament again fail to pass marriage equality, I am hopeful the reform can move ahead at a state level regardless of who wins government on Saturday.”
The Liberal Party’s Jeremy Rockliff and Rene Kling declared support for marriage equality at a federal level but not in Tasmanian law, while Palmer United Party’s Chris Dobson declared personal support for a state law but said the people of his electorate should decide.
The Nationals’ Ken Dorsey announced his support for a state same-sex marriage law last week.
The results of Australian Marriage Equality’s survey can be found at www.vote4love.org
For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0409 010 668.
Author: Rodney Croome
Publication: AME Media Release
Date: 11 March 2014