Today is a day LGBTQ Australians will never forget.
After an eight-week plebiscite and more than 12.7 million votes cast, Australia have voted Yes to legalise same-sex marriage.
The results of the postal vote saw 61.6% of the Australians who took part pledge their support to Marriage Equality.
Naturally, celebrations of the result played out on social media, with many famous faces sharing their joy on hearing the news.
From Kylie Minogue and Sia, to Danni Minogue and Troye Sivan, we’ve rounded up a selection of the reactions below.
#Australia … 🙌🏻 #MarriageEquality 💗 Love is love, always was love, always will be love.
— Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sia/status/930578000659210240
YES AUSTRALIA! WELL DONE #SSM!
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/todrick/status/930595976707846144
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 LOVE JUST WON IN AUSTRALIA AND I’M SO PROUD AND EMOTIONAL AND WISH I WAS HOME 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
— 👼🏼 (@troyesivan) November 15, 2017
Love wins in Australia! Thrilled to hear Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage. #MarriageEquality
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 15, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS AUSTRALIA!!! 61% of people who voted, voted YES FOR #marriageequaility
— Courtney Act (@courtneyact) November 14, 2017
It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia. #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/0tdnBHPAW1
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) November 14, 2017
Seeing my feed full of rainbows leaves me breathless. So happy. Everyone tweet rainbows until your thumbs hurt!!!!!!! 🏳️🌈🌈🏳️🌈🌈🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/WQohc0sqXL
— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) November 15, 2017
#yes! A huge YES!!! We should never have had to go though this process but, from today, a new Australia where #loveislove 🌈 💓 #marriageequality pic.twitter.com/KJRjjIb5lp
— Dannii Minogue (@DanniiMinogue) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/RuPaul/status/930598863072661510
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 Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) November 14, 2017
Welcome news from Australia this morning! Everyone should be free to love whoever they want to love. #loveislove #marriageequality 🌈 pic.twitter.com/iiM3h0qrOS
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) November 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/michellevisage/status/930576645689303040
Nice work Straya 🏳️🌈🇦🇺 #MarriageEqality pic.twitter.com/pawaep4sPE
— Flume (@flumemusic) November 15, 2017
What’s this? GOOD news? How to even react to such a thing? 😖😖😖😂😂😂😂Yesssssss Australia! Yessssss! #MarriageEqality #Australiavotesyes
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) November 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/DUALIPA/status/930583898790289408
A bill to change the law around marriage in Australia was introduced into the Senate on Wednesday, and will now be debated for any further amendments.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed plans for his government to try and pass the amended Marriage Act by Christmas.
“[Australians] have spoken in their millions and they have voted overwhelmingly yes for marriage equality,” Turnbull said after the result was revealed.
“They voted yes for fairness, yes for commitment, yes for love.”
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