Australian Marriage Equality campaign placard

[Melbourne?] : 2017. Printed placard with an inverted pink triangle and the word YES, 420 x 295 mm, fine condition.

Until 2017, marriage in Australia was defined as “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life”. Same sex couples were treated as de facto partners with no constitutional right to marry. In 2017, following much public debate, the Federal Government conducted The Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey which was a national survey by the Australian Government designed to gauge support for legalising same-sex marriage in Australia. The survey was held via the postal service between 12 September and 7 November 2017. During the marriage equality campaign, promotional posters such as this were distributed to engage the population in completing the survey, which was voluntary. The amendment of the federal Marriage Act on 9 December 2017 gave same-sex couples the same right to marry as heterosexual couples.

The pink triangle symbol was first used in Nazi Germany to signify homosexual prisoners. The symbol was later adopted by the queer community as a pride symbol.

The proceeds from the sale of this placard will be donated to The Australian Queer Archives.