Thousands Of People Gathered For A Mass Illegal Wedding In Support Of Marriage Equality

Thousands of people gathered in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon for mass same-sex wedding ceremony and rally in support of marriage equality.

An estimated 15,000 people took to the streets of the Melbourne CBD, in what organisers believe is the largest marriage equality march the city has ever seen.

Federal Greens senator Janet Rice addressed the crowd in front of the State Library with her wife, Nobel Prize winning climatologist Penny Whetton.

“We are going to fight and we are going to win,” said Rice.

“This is my rainbow family,” Greens Senator Janet Rice tells the cheering crowd #EqualLove pic.twitter.com/yWROodfep5

— Henrietta Cook (@henriettacook) August 26, 2017

Also in attendance was Victorian equality minister Martin Foley, who called on people to unite to ensure that a Yes vote is returned in the upcoming marriage equality postal survey.

“This is about making sure one group of Australians are treated the same as everyone else,” said Foley. “It’s a pretty simple proposition. That’s why we are backing the Yes campaign, that’s why Victorians are backing the Yes campaign.”

This is the biggest #equallove rally for #marriageequality that I’ve ever seen! pic.twitter.com/0uM3uPoJLG

— RainbowAgenda (@RainbowAgenda) August 26, 2017

Great show of solidarity & fabulousness at #equallove rally! Rainbow families everywhere ?️‍? pic.twitter.com/qRSOx4gi7r

— Rainbow Families (@RainbowFamVic) August 26, 2017

Some serious lovin at the State Library for the YES vote. #EqualLove pic.twitter.com/EE1HzLE92o

— Amber Wilson (@ambervwilson) August 26, 2017

So much energy & determination at the at the #equallove rally in Melb @WilStracke #marriagequality pic.twitter.com/zDNLcHrKaR

— Sally McManus (@sallymcmanus) August 26, 2017

I went to the #equallove rally today in Melbourne and there was so many dogs wearing rainbow flags it was great

— i. ? (@ingridatkins) August 26, 2017

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Feature image via Andrea G/Twitter