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Paul Hogan voices support for marriage equality

Iconic Australian actor Paul Hogan has voiced his support for marriage equality.

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Hogan was speaking at an event in Sydney on Saturday when he said it was “stupid” that same-sex marriage was not recognised in Australia.

Hogan was the Tour de Cure Snow Ball at The Star in Sydney when he reflected on the differences between life in Australia and the USA.

“There is an opinion that Australians are more tolerant and more open, but you don’t have gay marriage here yet, do you? Why not? Isn’t that stupid?” Hogan said.

The Crocodile Dundee star rejected the government’s proposal to hold a national plebiscite on the issue.

“If gay people want to get married, we shouldn’t vote on it.

“Just let them get married, for Christ’s sake.

“I don’t get it, ‘homophobia’, that means a fear, I am not frightened of gay people, I like them, I don’t want to marry one, but I certainly don’t think it’s up to me on whether they should get married or not, that’s up to them.”

Hogan said before saying Australians opposed to marriage equality should “mind their own business”. His comments were reported in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Hogan shot to international fame with his trilogy of Crocodile Dundee movies. He’s also starred in Almost an Angel, Lightening Jack, Flipper and Charlie and Boots.

In 2004 Hogan starred alongside Michael Caton in the Australian film Strange Bedfellows, the pair played a couple of friends who pretend to be in a gay relationship for tax purposes.

OIP Staff


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