Australia’s hilarious and touching reactions to marriage equality
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As marriage equality passed for Australia , LGBTI people and friends took to social media to express their reactions and delight.
鈥楳arriage equality鈥� has been the number one trending term on Twitter since yesterday.
Journalist Alice Workman shared a heart-warming photo of Liberal MP Warren Entsch lifting Labor鈥檚 Linda Burney in a joyous hug in the moments after marriage equality passed in parliament.
The world has been watching Australia鈥檚 marriage equality saga unfold, and some big celebrities have congratulated us on finally getting there.
鈥淓quality just took a giant step forward. I鈥檓 cheering for everyone in Australia today,鈥� tweeted icon Ellen Degeneres.
鈥淔inally equal marriage in Australia. To the people who supported us, thank you a million times over and over. To the politicians and homophobes who stood in the way, shame on you,鈥� wrote Savage Garden star Darren Hayes.
鈥淧roud to be an Australian today,鈥� posted singer Troye Sivan. 鈥淣ow invite me to your gay weddings!鈥�
Speaking of which, plenty of folks immediately offered their services for queer Aussie weddings.
鈥淚鈥檒l officially be a certified florist next July so if you want a queer florist to do your big gay wedding bloody hit me up then aye,鈥� tweeted one person.
鈥淣ot sure how much it costs or what it takes but I鈥檝e decided to become a celebrant who exclusively does gay weddings. I didn鈥檛 read the bill enough to know if this is illegal. Hit me up though,鈥� wrote another, tongue firmly in cheek.
Many expressed their relief that the mandatory 鈥渂etween a man and a woman鈥� line would be dropped from wedding vows.
鈥淔our years today since I got married in Australia,鈥� wrote one man.
鈥淭he only downer on an otherwise glorious day was the law requiring us to say in our vows that marriage was 鈥榖etween a man and a woman鈥欌�攊n front of our gay celebrant. Today that ends. Good.鈥�
Australia鈥檚 ambassador to France, Brendan Berne, shared some exciting personal news on Twitter.
鈥淭oday was a great day for Australia and for me. He said yes!鈥� he posted.
Berne proposed to his partner of 11 years, Thomas, in a touching video that he shared with the tweet.
As Australia woke to its first morning of marriage equality today, plenty of jokes were made about the kinds of terrible consequences we were warned about by the No campaign.
鈥淪o Australia got marriage equality yesterday and so today being queer is compulsory, please abide by this. I do not make the rules,鈥� tweeted one person.
鈥淣o more Christmas for you, Australia,鈥� joked US columnist Dan Savage, recalling Margaret Court鈥檚 claims earlier this year.
Following marriage equality officially becoming law this morning, same-sex weddings are set to take place in Australia from January 9.
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Equality just took a giant step forward. I鈥檓 cheering for everyone in Australia today.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres)
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鉂わ笍馃彸锔忊�嶐煂堚潳锔� FINALLY 鉂わ笍馃彸锔忊�嶐煂堚潳锔� Proud to be an Australian today. Now invite me to your gay weddings!!!!!!
— 馃懠馃徏 (@troyesivan)
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not sure how much it costs or what it takes but i've decided to become a celebrant who exclusively does gay weddings. i didn't read the bill enough to tell if this is illegal. hit me up though
— thomas violence (@thomas_violence)
Four years today since I got married in Australia. The only downer on an otherwise glorious day was the law requiring us to say in our vows that marriage was "between a man and a woman" – in front of our gay celebrant. Today that ends. Good.
— Richard Chataway (@rich_chataway)
Today was a great day for Australia and for me. HE SAID YES!
— Gillian Bird (@AusAmbFR)
So Australia got marriage equality yesterday and so today being queer is compulsory, please abide by this I do not make the rules
— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch)
No more Christmas for you, Australia.
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage)
