Green Left TV: 3000 people rally for equal marriage rights in Melbourne rally

Squirrel Main
Naarm/Melbourne
August 15, 2012
Issue 
934
News
Video: Equal Love Gay Marriage Rally Melbourne August 11, 2012. SquirrelMain/YouTube.

Equal Love rally for Marriage Equality held in Melbourne on August 11, 2012 was attended by more than 3,000 people. Speakers included Federal MP Adam Bandt, Ryan Hsu from the NTEU, Doug Pollard from JOY FM. Michael Ross performed his song 'Equal Love'.

After the march through the CBD, a mass illegal wedding was conducted by Father Greg Reynolds. Similar ceremonies and rallies were held throughout Australia in support of passing federal legislation to legalise same-sex marriage.

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