Kylie Minogue and her British fiancé have vowed not to tie the knot until same-sex marriage becomes legal in Australia.
The 48-year-old singer and gay icon announced her engagement to actor Joshua Sasse back in February, after the couple met on the set of his TV series Galavant when she had a guest role. The made the announcement official with a post in the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper.
But now Sasse has revealed that the pair have decided to put off their nuptials until same-sex couples in Australia also have the right to get married.
Sasse told broadcaster Network Seven there would be no wedding for now after he was asked whether he and the Australian singer would consider marrying in Melbourne.
"There are chances of a Melbourne wedding but me and Kylie have talked about it and we are not comfortable getting married until this law has passed," he said. "That is something that we've talked about and decided on. Why should we? Why is it fair? Why are we more important than anyone else? It's not right and something's got to be done about it."
Sasse said he had been "astounded" to discover gay marriage was illegal in Australia.
"I simply can't fathom on any level, whether it's moral, religious or anything, that I have the right to get married and to marry the person I love and that somebody else doesn't just because of their sexual orientation," he said.
Irish gay rights activist and performer Panti Bliss is among many well known figures, including actress Margot Robbie who have campaigned for a change the law in Australia. The government there recently announced plans to hold a plebiscite, however unlike last year's referendum in Ireland the outcome of the public vote will not be binding.
Minogue previously complained over how “backward” Australia is about marriage equality, saying “the Earth didn’t cave in” in other countries where it is legal and that “love is love”. The singer is one of the biggest gay icons in the world with a very loyal fanbase amongst the LGBT community.
