Sally Rugg

Sally Rugg
Rugg at a Melbourne rally in 2021
Rugg at a Melbourne rally in 2021
Born (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 36)
Australia
OccupationActivist, writer.
Period2013–present
PartnerKate McCartney (2022–present; engaged)
Website
speakingout.com.au/speaker/sally-rugg/

Sally Rugg is a Melbourne-based LGBTIQ activist, feminist and political staffer. Rugg was the GetUp creative and campaigns director between 2013 and 2018. Rugg was one of the many public faces of the "YES" campaign in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey and also campaigns for Safe Schools.[1][2] Until her highly publicised dismissal in 2022, Rugg served as the Chief of Staff for Independent Member of Parliament, Monique Ryan.

  1. ^ Street, Andrew P. (9 September 2017). "When Marriage Equality Becomes Law, It Will Be Because of People Like Sally Rugg". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "2019 UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture". www.unisa.edu.au. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020.