Footy players back marriage equality as AFL season kicks off
Image: Chris Dawes. Image: Facebook.
AS this year鈥檚 AFL premiership season kicks off, a handful of players have spoken out in favour of marriage equality as part of Australian Marriage Equality鈥檚 latest campaign.
In a video posted to Facebook, the players can be seen donning the 鈥榚quality鈥� t-shirts and delivering pro same-sex marriage messages on camera.
Former Melbourne and Carlton midfielder Brock McLean has a gay sister, making the issue particularly personal for him.
鈥淚 support marriage equality because I believe my sister who is gay deserves the same marriage rights as everyone else,鈥� he said.
Essendon鈥檚 Brendon Goddard said it鈥檚 a straightforward issue.
鈥淓veryone deserves to be who they truly are,鈥� he said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty simplistic in my point of view.鈥�
Former Melbourne and Collingwood player Chris Dawes said that preventing marriage equality from becoming a reality in Australia was unfair.
鈥淭he fact that some people can鈥檛 marry the person they love purely by virtue of the fact that they鈥檙e the same sex is outdated and unfair,鈥� he said.
Earlier this week that聽a handful of conservative Liberal MPs were聽pushing the idea of holding a same-sex marriage plebiscite via postal vote.
Advocates聽called the idea 鈥榮neaky鈥� as it would not need to pass the parliament.
