Same-Sex Couples Seek Marriage Equality In Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: (L-R) Melbourne couple, Steven Curry, 35, and Anthony Rebelo, 37, pose during a portrait session on June 1, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Steven and Anthony first met in a coffee shop that Steven worked at in Melbourne, they have now been together for several years and are in a defacto relationship. They have spent time with and receive the support of both their families. Steven originally from a small village in England came out when he was 30 and describes the diffculties of being an openly young gay person in a small and religious township as enormous. "We believe the decision to legally marry should be available to everyone", said Anthony. The marriage equality debate in Australia has reignited on the back of Ireland's referendum legalising same-sex marriage last week. Recent polls suggest public support for gay marriage in Australia is at an all-time high of 72%. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)