JOIN 224 REGIONAL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Scroll below the logos to see instructions on how to join our regional business support campaign.
Not a regional business but still want to help? Join 2229 organisations showing their support for marriage equality:
We are asking all regional businesses to add their voice to the growing call for equal rights for all Australians. If your business would like to join in then please use this page to upload:
- a scanned copy of your letter of support on your organisation’s letterhead
- your organisation’s logo
- the web address to which we should backlink your logo
Feel free to use the open letter of support below or submit your own original letter of support. Don’t forget to let us know which web address you would like us to backlink the logo to.
Once your logo has been loaded onto our website you may wish to place this logo on your own website to show your support. Please backlink to our main web page: australianmarriageequality.org
You may also wish to print this poster and place it in your front window. Included in that download is a meme to use on social media.
EXAMPLE LETTER
AN OPEN LETTER FROM AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY
We, regional business owners from across Australia, write to express our support for marriage equality.
We recognise that diversity makes workplaces stronger and more successful. We support the right of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) employees to work and live in environments free of prejudice and discrimination, enjoying the essential freedoms experienced by other employees and the broader community.
We believe that individual rights and liberties are critically important. They are essential in the creation of a healthy, harmonious and open society. An equitable society, free of discrimination, allows all employees to function at their best. This has obvious benefits for small businesses. Australia, a nation with a robust democratic tradition, would also benefit greatly from allowing all its citizens to be treated equally.
The Australian people are increasingly supportive of marriage equality, with a recent study showing 72 per cent believe same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. We agree. Globally, around 20 countries have passed laws to allow same-sex marriage, including the U.S., Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and Great Britain – which did so with lower support for marriage equality than Australia is seeing right now. Times have changed.
Not only is marriage equality the only truly fair option, but it is also a sound economic option, given that a happy workforce is a productive one. To remain competitive, and to attract top talent from around the world, organisations – and nations – must create a fair and respectful environment for all.
Equality in the workplace works; Discrimination does not.
We support the right for all our employees to have equal opportunities in life. We therefore support marriage equality.
Sincerely,
(insert name)
(insert title)
(insert company)
Feel free to use the above letter of support, submit your own original letter or even a mixture of the two.