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The Australian Greens say it is time for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stand up to Tony Abbott and dump the costly and divisive plebiscite on marriage equality. The Prime Minister this morning admitted he doesn't support a plebiscite and is only doing it to appease his predecessor and conservatives in the Government.

"This issue is too important to be left to the mercy of Liberal Party games," Greens Marriage Equality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms said.

This edition of the Marriage Equality and Sexuality Update e-newsletter covers Senator Simms' first speech, the Greens' Wedding Crashers campaign for a free vote on marriage equality, Minus18's Same-Sex and Gender Diverse Formal, access to PrEP, overturning the ban on blood donation, and more. Simply click the link below to download the PDF.

The Australian Greens have called on the Federal Government to recognise same-sex marriages performed overseas following disturbing news that a British man whose husband died in Adelaide over the weekend has been refused next-of-kin status.

The Greens Spokesperson on Marriage Equality this morning launched a postcard campaign calling on Prime Minister Turnbull to provide a free vote on the issue in the Parliament.

"Today we have launched a postcard campaign promoting the fact that Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull are still pushing the same policy position. We have had two leaders but the one policy," Greens Spokesperson on Marriage Equality, Senator Robert Simms said.

The Australian Greens have today joined with crossbench senators to prevent Tony Abbott from scuttling marriage equality.

"This has been a spectacular failure of leadership from Tony Abbott," said Dr Richard Di Natale, Australian Greens Leader.

"This should have already been dealt with in the Parliament and we haven't given up hope that a cross party bill could pass.

"Tony Abbott is not proposing a plebiscite to give people a choice - he's doing it to delay and ultimately attempt to defeat marriage equality.