A crowd estimated in the thousands gathered in Adelaide in support of marriage equality.

A crowd estimated in the thousands gathered in Adelaide in support of marriage equality.

WITH Australians voting on whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalised and opinions flying back and forth, one boy has put forward his own reason for supporting the “yes” vote — and it’s hilarious.

Max Townes expressed his argument for marriage equality at the recent rally in Sydney, while also professing his love for Aussie heart-throb Chris Hemsworth.

The rainbow-haired 12-year-old marched in the Sydney rally on September 10, wearing a colourful printed shirt with the word ‘Gaymer’ written on it and carrying a sign declaring his desire to have the right to marry the Thor actor, when he is of legal age of course.

“All I want is the right to marry Chris Hemsworth,” the sign read. “You’ve got five years until I am 18 Australia! You too Chris!”

Max’s mother Megan Townes shared the picture to Twitter and the messages of support for her son’s choice of future husband instantly came flooding in.

“All he wants to do is marry @chrishemsworth #VoteYes #marriageequality,” she wrote in a post that has since got viral.

While marrying Hemsworth would certainly be a dream come true for many, Max says the sign was just an entertaining way to get people to focus on the bigger issue of marriage equality.

“I know that I’m not actually going to marry Chris Hemsworth. It was a fun sign to draw attention to a serious matter,” he told British news website GSN.

Max continued that same-sex marriage is an “issue close to his heart” as he has many LGBTI friends and family and identifies as gay himself.

“I decided to march on Sunday because I think it’s fair that all Australians have the right to marry if they choose to,” he said.

“It’s frustrating that the government hasn’t made the decision themselves and the LGBTI community is now exposed to nasty comments that question our existence.

“I marched for the people who couldn’t.”

While the majority of responses to his attitude on marriage equality have been positive, Max told the Daily Mail that there are some people that think he was forced into it by his mother.

“When I see people saying that I just kind of laugh. Most of them can’t seem to spell anyway,” he said.

Hemsworth is yet to respond to Max’s proposal but has been very vocal in his support for same-sex marriage to be legalised, encouraging Australians to vote yes through social media.