After a long and hard-fought battle, marriage equality passed in Australia with over 61.6% voting “Yes” and 38.4% voting “No.”
This is a huge win not only for LGBTQ folks in Australia, but LGBTQ folks everywhere.
Here are some of the best Twitter Responses to marriage equality passing in Australia.
\u201cAustralia: Hello\n\nArgentina, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, UK, USA, Uruguay, South Africa, Spain, Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, Noreay, Iceland, Denmark, Portugal: Come in. You\u2019re fucking late.\n\n#AustraliaSaysYes\u201d— Faizal Hamssin (@Faizal Hamssin) 1510703991
\u201cLove wins in Australia! Thrilled to hear Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage. #MarriageEquality\u201d— Justin Trudeau (@Justin Trudeau) 1510711379
\u201cI may be a grumpy fuck when it comes to the idea of marriage, but I'll be damned if my heart is not bursting with joy for Australia and all my Australian friends, fans, and followers. Congratulations!!! #LoveWins #LGBTQIA #MarriageEquality\u201d— Natasha Negovanlis (@Natasha Negovanlis) 1510706335
\u201cChurches react to the news that they spent millions of taxpayer gifted funds on homophobic campaign that failed. #marriageEquality\u201d— Nathan Lee (@Nathan Lee) 1510715569
Congrats Australia!