Gay marriage supporters confront ‘straight lives matter’

Supporters of same-sex marriage have been met with a heavy police presence after they interrupted a rally against changing Australia’s wedding laws.

Police attended the ‘straight lives matter’ rally at Green Park in Darlinghurst, Sydney on Saturday after it threatened to spill out of control.

A New South Wales Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia 50 counter-protestors turned up at the event.

Rally organiser Nick Folkes said the location wasn’t significant, despite it being in the heart of the city’s gay capital

The rally was interrupted by supporters of same-sex marriage becoming legal

Police turned up to the event after 50 counter-protestors arrived at the rally in Green Park

A police spokeswoman said the rally was ‘incident free’ and there were no arrests made

‘Police were there just to keep the peace,’ according to a police spokeswoman

She said the rally was ‘incident free’, and there were no arrests made.

‘Police were there just to keep the peace,’ she said.

Rally organiser Nick Folkes told the ABC the location wasn’t significant, despite it being in the heart of the city’s gay capital.

‘Some people have said it’s provocative but we’re just exercising our democratic right to freedom of speech and freedom of location.’

‘I have real concerns about not just being about gay marriage, but a much broader agenda.’

Counter-protestors turned up carrying signs saying ‘Nazis GTFO [get the f**k out] of Darlinghurst’ and  ‘transphobia kills’.

Counter-protestors turned up carrying signs saying ‘Nazis GTFO [get the f**k out] of Darlinghurst’ and ‘transphobia kills’

The counter protestors were opposed to the message conveyed at the rally regarding same-sex marriage

One of the signs read ‘headbutt homophobes’ referring to an incident involving former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Tasmania