Greg Inglis of the South Sydney Rabbitohs has made his stance on marriage equality in Australia pretty clear by getting a tattoo in support of the cause.

The sportsman is now inked-up with two short parallel lines forming the mathematical ‘equals’ symbol. Showing some love for the One Disease organisation as well, he’s also had a dotted figure-eight done.

@one_disease #marriageequality tattoo’s done 2day.. Check the #onedisease site out.. Def is an eye opener.. Thanks for the in @nathan_lighthouse @sally_inglis ✌️

A photo posted by Gi (@greg_inglis1) on Aug 28, 2015 at 10:02pm PDT

 

His support is not spur-of-the-moment, either: he’s been backing the movement for years.

Just got my new shirt from the #USA… I support gay marriage.. #FCKH8 … #Supportinggayrights… pic.twitter.com/NpGwhyoptK

— Greg Inglis (@greg_inglis) September 23, 2013

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who has a gay sister, has been dragging his heels with bringing his country up to date with the likes of the USA, United Kingdom and Ireland; but it seems demand for change is slowly but surely growing.

The country’s NRL (National Rugby League) is one of nearly 400 organisations that co-signed a letter calling for same-sex marriage to be legalised last month.

It’s been a big few weeks for rugby players and the LGBTQ community: here in the UK, the first rugby league and rugby union players have come out as gay – Keegan Hirst and, just today, Sam Stanley respectively.