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MEDIA RELEASE: Canberrans "Kiss for equality"
Equal Love Canberra
http://equallove.info/act

For immediate release: 15 May 2010

More than 200 people rallied through the streets of Canberra today as
part of nationwide protests for marriage equality and to mark
International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia. Messages of
support were read on behalf of pop sensation Danii Minogue, and actor
Sir Ian McKellan ˆ who personally delivered his speech at the
Melbourne rally today. Also in attendence was the Canberra Gay &
Lesbian Qwire, who performed for the crowd.

Nigel Bruce led the Qwire in singing "We are the ones" ˆ reminding the
crowd that, "If change is going to happen, we are the ones to achieve
it ˆ it's up to us".

Greens Senate candidate, Lin Hatfield Dodds, reminded the crowd that
2010 is a federal election year, and stressed the importance of voting
in support of marriage equality.

"We'll keep campaigning, rallying, fighting until marriage equality is
achieved," Ms Hatfield Dodds said.

Greg Miller from the Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU), the
largest union in the ACT, said unions were behind the campaign for
marriage equality.

Two students from ACT secondary schools, speaking on behalf of Equal
Love Canberra, talked about their personal experiences of
discrimination. They said the young generation was "bewildered" by the
Federal Government's inaction on the issue of marriage equality. They
also highlighted the situation in countries such as Uganda, Malawi and
Kenya, where LGBTI people were being targeted by harsh laws that
violate international human rights conventions.

The crowd also took part in the Great Global Kiss-In, along with other
cities around the world, to make a statement about solidarity and
equality.

Spokesperson for Equal Love Canberra, Adam Rapsey, said it was time
for discrimination to end.

"The majority of Australians support marriage equality, yet the
Federal Government continues to uphold archaic and discriminatory
laws," he said.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Adam Rapsey Ph 0418 206 911