article_snippet.sent: Cate McGregor was surprised when Cate McGregor was unconditionally backed by the cricket community and the Australian Army.
article_snippet.sent: But it was Mr Abbott response to Cate McGregor transformation from man to woman that knocked Cate McGregor for six.
article_snippet.sent: It took less than an hour for the federal Liberal leader to call Ms McGregor after Cate McGregor forwarded the chapter of Cate McGregor book that outed Cate McGregor.
article_snippet.sent: Cate McGregor recalled that very moment - during Cate McGregor address to the National Press Club on Wednesday - when the prime minister told Cate McGregor 'it was okay'. '
article_snippet.sent: I actually said to the prime minister "your party won't be thrilled about this",' Cate McGregor said, the ABC reports.
article_snippet.sent: However the senior military official did not express the same kind of appraisal when it came to Tony Abbott stance on same-sex marriage, saying Cate McGregor is 'sad' that Tony Abbott is not a supporter of it.
article_snippet.sent: Prime Minister Tony Abbott (left) publicly backed McGregor (right) by introducing Cate McGregor on ABC's Australian Story, when Cate McGregor detailed Cate McGregor struggles as a man and then as a trans-woman .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Abbott publicly backed Mr Abbott friend by introducing his friend on ABC's Australian Story, when his friend detailed his friend struggles as a man and then as a trans-woman.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Abbott sits with Ms McGregor to commentate during the International tour match between the Prime Minister's XI and England at Manuka Oval in Canberra last year .
article_snippet.sent: McGregor a senior officer believes Mr Abbott wasn't given the credit McGregor a senior officer deserved for publicly embracing McGregor a senior officer and risking a wedge within McGregor a senior officer own party.
article_snippet.sent: And McGregor a senior officer won't attack McGregor a senior officer publicly, including McGregor a senior officer stance on same-sex marriage or McGregor a senior officer performance as minister for women. '
article_snippet.sent: The ABC did however report that McGregor a senior officer said: 'He's not a supporter of gay marriage, I'm sad about that.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Cate McGregor believes Mr Abbott wasn't given the credit Cate McGregor deserved for publicly embracing Cate McGregor and risking a wedge within Cate McGregor own party .
  