Australian Equality Party (Marriage)

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Australian Equality Party (Marriage)
Leader Jason Tuazon-McCheyne
Convenor Jason Tuazon-McCheyne
Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria
Ideology GLBTIQ
Website
www.equality.org.au
Politics of Australia
Political parties
Elections

The Australian Equality Party (Marriage) (also AEP; formerly Australian Equality Party) is an Australian political party founded by Jason Tuazon-McCheyne. The AEP has a platform that promotes equality and human rights, particularly in relation to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (GLBTIQ) community.[1][2][3] The party's goal is to get AEP Leader, Jason Tuazon-McCheyne, elected to the Senate at the 2016 Federal Election.[4]

History

The Australian Equality Party was launched on 2 February 2014 by Jason Tuazon-McCheyne and his team at Melbourne's LGBTIQ Pride March in St Kilda.[5][6] At that time the AEP released its first suite of policies relating to LGBTIQ people at the parade,[7][8] including marriage equality, health and wellbeing issues for LGBTIQ people and reform for laws regarding LGBTIQ people's rights to adoption.

The AEP was officially registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 9 October 2014.[9] The Convenor of the AEP is Jason Tuazon-McCheyne.[10] On 27 January 2016, the AEC approved a name change to append the word "Marriage" to the party's official name.[11]

In 2014 the AEP was only active in Victoria, focusing on gathering support for its campaign to elect its leader Jason Tuazon-McCheyne as a Senator for the state of Victoria at the 2016 federal election.[12][13]

Leadership

The current leader of the AEP is Jason Tuazon-McCheyne, who works as a civil celebrant in the state of Victoria.[10][14] Tuazon-McCheyne is married to his husband Adrian. They have a son and live in Melbourne's north west.

Deputy Leader Jacqueline Tomlins[15] is a writer, campaigner and activist and has been involved in a variety of LGBTIQ related campaigns, particularly around marriage equality and a legal challenge in the High Court of Australia to a ban on recognition of overseas same-sex marriages in Australia.[16]

References

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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jason Tuazon-McCheyne launches Australian Equality Party". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 3, 2014 Chris Hingston
  11. ↑ Australian Equality Party (Marriage), AEC, 27 January 2016.
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  15. ↑ "Boroondara residents help launch the Equality Party to stand up for gay rights". Greg Gliddon, Progress Leader, February 19, 2014
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