The world is celebrating with Australia today as the country shouted out ‘YES’ to legalize same sex marriage.
Australia didn’t say yes, Australia roared YES! Nearly two-thirds of Australians voted in support of gay marriage ensuring that the country’s Parliament will begin considering legalising same-sex weddings this year.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday that 62 percent of registered voters who responded in the unprecedented mail survey favored reform. The conservative government promised to allow a bill creating marriage equality to be considered in Parliament in the final two-week session that is due to end on Dec. 7.
Thousands of people gathered in parks across Australia waiting to hear the results of the vote, while the world celebrated with them when the news came through.
Many celebrities took to Twitter to celebrate the good news, such as Miley Cyrus, the partner of Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, who wrote, “Yes!!!!! Congrats Australia! Every step taken is one closer to World Peace! Love love love you! Proud to be Australian by association lol (laugh out loud).”
Check out all their tweets below:
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 LOVE JUST WON IN AUSTRALIA AND I’M SO PROUD AND EMOTIONAL AND WISH I WAS HOME 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
— troye (@troyesivan) November 15, 2017
AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 VOTED ❤️ YES 🏳️🌈 LOVE 💕 WINS ✨
— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/elliegoulding/status/930773692316921857
Love wins in Australia! Thrilled to hear Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage. #MarriageEquality
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 15, 2017
Today is a great day for human rights. #Australia says YES to marriage equality. BRAVO! This makes me so happy. pic.twitter.com/pCLUOhvD06
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) November 15, 2017
YES YES YES YES YES AUSTRALIA – YES!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
— Sam Smith (@samsmith) November 14, 2017
Yes!!!!! Congrats Australia! Every step taken is one closer to World Peace! Love love love you! Proud to be Australian by association lol ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/1zO5kSjMS7
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) November 14, 2017
the Australian people have spoken loud and clear. #LoveIsLove 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/FMQ1tDc9yY
— sia (@Sia) November 14, 2017
#Australia … 🙌🏻 #MarriageEquality 💗 Love is love, always was love, always will be love.
— Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue) November 14, 2017
It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia. #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/0tdnBHPAW1
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) November 14, 2017
Australia votes YES 🏳️🌈 #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/rN3aQRExOz
— Sydney Opera House (@SydOperaHouse) November 15, 2017
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