South Australian Liberal Party Leader, Isobel Redmond, has become the second State Coalition Leader to declare support for marriage equality.
In response to support for marriage equality from SA Premier, Mike Rann, Ms Redmond has expressed her own support for the reform (details here)
Ms Redmond joins fellow conservative and Queensland Liberal National Leader, Campbell Newman, in supporting same-sex marriage (details here).
Australian Marriage Equality National Convener, Alex Greenwich, welcomed Ms Redmond’s support saying it shows leaders on all sides of politics are opening their hearts and minds to equality.
“Increasing support for marriage equality from conservative leaders shows this is not a political issue but a human issue”, Mr Greenwich said.
“Australians are increasingly embracing the importance of marriage equality, and it means a lot to same-sex couples and our families that conservative leaders are now sharing this view”.
Mr Greenwich said Ms Redmond joins British Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, and US Republican former Vice President, Dick Cheney, who have both recently declared support for marriage equality.
“Conservative leaders are increasingly aware marriage equality is not a political football or a wedge issue but something that is important to real families living who are simply asking for equality”.
David Cameron’s statement can be found here
Dick Cheney’s statement can be found here
