The Best Signs From Today’s Massive Marriage Equality Rallies
There were a lot to choose from.
For the third week in a row, Australians have turned out in enormous numbers to march in support of marriage equality.
Following on from the massive rallies in Melbourne and Canberra over the past two weeks, thousands upon thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and Brisbane on Sunday. Armed with placards and rainbow flags, they urged the federal government to get on with the business of affording LGBTIQ+ Australians the same basic rights as everybody else.
Organisers believe the event in Sydney drew upwards of 30,000 people, making it the largest marriage equality rally in the nation’s history.
The march in Brisbane attracted several thousand more, with the crowd reportedly breaking out into an impromptu rendition of ‘I Will Survive’ in response to the presence of a small number of religious counter-protesters.
Around 1,000 people also marched on Tasmanian parliament in Hobart on Saturday.
All the way down Elizabeth St pic.twitter.com/WS75CpXeRo
— Rob Stott (@Rob_Stott) September 10, 2017
Amazing crowd for Yes Equality rally and march in Brisbane. The largest marriage equality rally ever in Brisbane! https://t.co/yIUidbImQa pic.twitter.com/nf0HQxRuAn
— Peter Black (@peterjblack) September 10, 2017
Thanks to everyone who came to support #MarriageEquality rally in Hobart today – inspiring speakers. #SayYES #LoveisLove pic.twitter.com/o26AG6TLJz
— Carol Brown (@SenCarolBrown) September 9, 2017
The outpouring of public support comes in the lead-up to the government’s controversial postal survey on marriage equality, the ballots for which are due to be mailed out in the coming weeks.
Addressing the crowd in Sydney, opposition leader Bill Shorten said he expected to see the Yes vote win “because Australia has said it’s time to make marriage equality a reality”.
Junkee was on the ground at the Sydney rally, where we took photos of some of the best signs going around.
And there were plenty more where those came from. Social media has been absolutely flooded with signs from the rallies, featuring everything from Daleks to muppets to Tony Abbott in all his bare-chested glory (ew).
this might be the best sign yet #marriageequality pic.twitter.com/x9PnydbDvu
— Alex Bruce-Smith (@alexbrucesmith) September 10, 2017
Thinking of all my friends back home this weekend xox “@_Nnooo: #MarriageEquality #VoteYes pic.twitter.com/1dk3KHDUoN”
— Mel (@melgregg) September 10, 2017
My favourite sign so far #marriageequality pic.twitter.com/m9mE0Dm6s9
— Jesse Lewis (@JesseDeanLewis) September 10, 2017
Tony Abbott spells yes. #marriageequaility #voteYES pic.twitter.com/9SGQ4TBCEe
— Penny Sharpe (@PennySharpemlc) September 10, 2017
I hope #LGBTQ + win the right to marry like they’re winning at making signs #marriageequality #auspol #rightinfrontofmysalad pic.twitter.com/4FozO6PVfj
— Tim Byrnes (@timbyrnes89) September 10, 2017
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Feature image Vonnie Neilson/Twitter