The NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) is disappointed that the NSW Labor Conference held in Sydney over the weekend failed to produce a motion in support of marriage equality, with the issue instead being referred to the National Labor Conference in December.
A motion in support of marriage equality looked promising after recent Labor Conferences in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland passed motions supporting same-sex marriage. However, it was not to be.
With Tasmania, Victoria and Northern Territory Labor branches also having motions supporting equal marriage rights, NSW remains the only Labor branch not to have a motion in support of marriage equality.
Despite failing to vote on a motion, supporters of marriage equality, including federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW state secretary Sam Dastyari, federal Social Inclusion Minister Tanya Plibersek and Paul Howes from the Australian Workers Union, spoke out in favour of a debate about same-sex marriage at the National Conference and declared they intended on voting in favour of amending the Marriage Act.
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