Kylie Minogue is a gay icon all over the world.

Dubbed the UK and Australia’s Madonna, she’s racked up a string of hits since skyrocketing onto the music scene in 1987 with her remake of “The Locomotion.”

But now the pop star has a new mission — marriage equality in Australia.

In February, Minogue announced her engagement to British actor Joshua Sasse. He told an Australian talk show that he was “shocked” when he found out same-sex couples couldn’t get married in Australia, mostly because he says Australia is thought to be so open and welcoming.

He says he and Minogue often get the same reaction from people as they travel the world, so they decided to do something about it.

The two have launched the “Say I Do Down Under” campaign aimed at using celebrities to raise visibility around the issue of marriage equality.

They’re also making an even bigger personal statement.

"I wanted to tell you today on her behalf and our behalf that until this law has passed in Australia, we will not be getting married," Sasse said in a talk show interview earlier this week.

So far, they’ve gotten support from some big named. Australian actress Margot Robbie wore a t-shirt when she hosted “Saturday Night Live” last week. Dolly Parton, Ellen DeGeneres and Kelly Ripa are among the other celebs who have ended their voice.

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