A prominent Brisbane church leader has backed the state government's plan to legalise same-sex unions.

Dr Peter Catt, the Dean of St Johns Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane, says the legislation introduced into Queensland parliament last night is "good law-making for a pluralistic society".

"It removes discrimination and affords equal rights to same-sex couples," Dr Catt said in a statement.

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