Australia’s Marriage Equality advocates have welcomed the US Supreme Court decision that paves the way for marriage equality across the USA.

Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said,

“The US Supreme Court will provide even more momentum for marriage equality in Australia than the Irish referendum.”

“It confirms Australia’s place as the only developed English-speaking country that doesn’t allow same-sex couples to marry.”

“It opens us up to international ridicule for banning same-sex marriages while places like Alabama and Mississippi allow them.”

“It confirms marriage equality is guaranteed by the right to equality, a right that is both upheld in the US Constitution and held dear by millions of Australians.”

“The world will now stop asking ‘will the US adopt marriage equality’ and start asking ‘why hasn’t Australia’?”

“The combined pressure from all these sources may well be enough to tip the Government into allowing a free vote and tip the numbers in parliament into a majority.”

For more information contact Rodney Croome on 0409 010 668 or Ivan Hinton-Teoh on 0419 124 826 from 5:45am.

For comment from the Human Rights Campaign in the USA please email kerry.brodie@hrc.org

Author: Rodney Croome
Publication: AME Media Release
Date: 27 June 2015