Australia Legalized Marriage Equality and Twitter Is Ecstatic

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If you haven't already heard the awesome news, Australian Parliament officially voted on marriage equality today, and it passed with FLYING RAINBOW COLORS!!!

With barely any opposition, and instead an overwhelming amount of support, marriage equality has become the law of the land down under!

An outpour of love and well wishes from LGBT people and allies across multiple countries has been filling up Twitter streams since news broke this morning. And to be perfectly honest, there is more happiness than the masses know what to do with!

\u201cFound a rainbow on my pillow and thought about how proud I am to be an Aussie today. Marriage equality has been passed by Australian parliament.\nWelcome to the bright side of history, Australia!\n\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9a\u2764\ufe0f\u201d
— Bindi Irwin (@Bindi Irwin) 1512640561

\u201cToday will go down in history. Marriage equality is finally the law of the land in Australia!\n\nSo amazing to watch the moment the #MarriageEquality bill passed the Australian Parliament.\u201d
— Raymond Braun (@Raymond Braun) 1512633381

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\u201c"I've managed to live long enough to see this unimaginable thing!" David Marr in tears on #TheDrum as #marriageequality passes the House of Representatives\u201d
— ABC The Drum (@ABC The Drum) 1512639625

\u201cEquality just took a giant step forward. I\u2019m cheering for everyone in Australia today. #LoveWins #MarriageEquality\u201d
— Ellen DeGeneres (@Ellen DeGeneres) 1512661946

\u201cFollow the rainbow to Australia, where parliament just passed legislation enabling marriage equality. Love wins!\u201d
— Terri Irwin (@Terri Irwin) 1512640762

\u201cTo the 78ers and LGBTQ+ elders who came before us, thank you for paving the way to allow this to happen. Thank you to everyone who went against the grain to fight for what is right. We did it. #marriageequality\u201d
— Harry Cook (@Harry Cook) 1512632197

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— Kane Weest (@Kane Weest) 1512645415

\u201cAUSTRALIA FINALLY HAS MARRIAGE EQUALITY #MarriageEquality\u201d
— DANICA. (@DANICA.) 1512629747

\u201cAustralia has passed #marriageequality. I want to pay tribute to every single LGBTI person and ally who fought for years to get us to this moment. Today is our day. Today love won, and all Australians are better off for it. \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d
— Jason Ball (@Jason Ball) 1512630253

\u201cGUYS GUYS GUYS AUSTRALIA IS ABOUT TO HAVE MARRIAGE EQUALITY I AM FREAKIGN SHAKING\u201d
— \ud83d\udcab nin \u2600\ufe0f (@\ud83d\udcab nin \u2600\ufe0f) 1512629533

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\u201cSo, I'm hearing that @CalvinHarris promised to remix '2 Become 1' by the Spice Girls if Australia backed marriage equality. Today is has become law. So, get thee to the studio, Harris! \n#CalvinHarris2Become1\u201d
— DMac\u2122 (@DMac\u2122) 1512653596

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