Today’s historic ‘YES‘ vote to marriage equality is making everyone cheer, or cry, or both, and it’s just such a goddamn beautiful thing.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in parks across the country to watch the results of the postal survey read out, while millions more were glued to their television screens.
Here’s how you all reacted.
Just watched a man propose to his boyfriend in tears, a minute after the result ❤️💚💜💙💛#lovewins
— Jill Stark (@jillastark) November 14, 2017
Now let’s never fucking do that again. x pic.twitter.com/VNfdmx7NKb
— Kyran 🌈 (@kyranwheatley) November 14, 2017
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. 🌈✨
Muscles I didn’t know existed have relaxed and all my holes have dilated.
— Benjamin Law 羅旭能 (@mrbenjaminlaw) November 14, 2017
That felt weird. But then everyone crying with happiness made me cry a bit. Complicated day
— Bec Shaw (@Brocklesnitch) November 14, 2017
Fuck yes. #marriageequality pic.twitter.com/pFd4Lew74W
— Mitch Feltscheer (@mitchfel) November 14, 2017
I’m crying in a car with my no voting mother in the middle of Victoria 🙏😭🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💓💜
— stephanie marie (@stefinitely85) November 14, 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbfp1ztlAtj/?taken-at=1026186960
https://twitter.com/Rob_Stott/status/930574464403701761
https://twitter.com/_lizzyoshea/status/930575580545896448
https://twitter.com/HClaytonWright/status/930579723092221952
https://twitter.com/auntnolan/status/930572806311632897?
i’m sobbing. well done Australia 🏳️🌈😭 #MarriageEquality
— chloe sargeant (@chlosarge) November 14, 2017
Hey LGBTQ family. I love you all. 💜🏳️🌈 #YesWins
— Harry Cook (@HarryCook) November 14, 2017
I love you, Australia, and I will marry literally any of you.
— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) November 14, 2017
Labor Senator Penny Wong broke down in tears, and we can only hope that literally everyone within a ten foot radius is trying to smoosh her in a giant hug.
A tearful Senator Penny Wong was embraced by senators after the same-sex marriage survey result was announced pic.twitter.com/MUpX0GXxSs
— andrew meares (@mearesy) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/BernardKeane/status/930573056807903232
In London, people literally broke into cheers on the tube.
https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/930574746101714944
Aussie celebs are expressing their absolute joy at the vote, and overseas celebs are congratulating us. (Side note: HOW NICE IS IT for Australia to be the centre of the world’s attention for something good? Real nice.)
I am crying…61.6% of Australians voted #YES for #MarriageEquaility 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 So proud of everyone who used their voice & their vote to make a change! Congratulations to the LGBTQ community xxx 🌈✊🏼 #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/5YysKgf5pl
— RICKI-LEE (@TheRickiLee) November 14, 2017
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 LOVE JUST WON IN AUSTRALIA AND I’M SO PROUD AND EMOTIONAL AND WISH I WAS HOME 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
— 👼🏼 (@troyesivan) November 15, 2017
It’s a g’day. Way to go Australia. #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/0tdnBHPAW1
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) November 14, 2017
Yes yes yes yes yes #MarriageEquality
— Osher Günsberg (@oshergunsberg) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/930581036026642432
Congratulations Australia, common sense prevails. I bloody love a good wedding, I’m always here to celebrate!! 🎉 🌈 #YesWins
— Ryan Fitzgerald (@FitzySA) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/Sia/status/930578000659210240
#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
So honored to be in your beautiful country #Australia as you take this historic step. Congratulations!!!! pic.twitter.com/KpkT2q2RQh
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) November 14, 2017
HORRAY! WELL DONE AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 #loveislove🌈 🙌🙌🙌 I want to become a celebrant now 😍 pic.twitter.com/STCIrHFMby
— Sophie Monk (@sophiemonk) November 14, 2017
YES YES YES YES YES AUSTRALIA – YES!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈
— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) November 14, 2017
#Australia … 🙌🏻 #MarriageEquality 💗 Love is love, always was love, always will be love.
— Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue) November 14, 2017
Thank you, Australia #yes
— Ian Thorpe (@IanThorpe) November 14, 2017
Yesssssssss!!!!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 #MarriageEquality
— Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) November 14, 2017
🌈🌈🌈🌈AUSTRALIA🌈🌈🌈🌈LOVE WINS!!!!!!!!!! #marriageequaility
— THE VERONICAS (@TheVeronicas) November 14, 2017
YES AUSTRALIA! WELL DONE #SSM!
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) November 14, 2017
Many people were thanking Marriage Equality Director at GetUp!, Sally Rugg, who has worked so damn tirelessly to bring Australia this result, and support queer people in the meantime.
THANK YOU SALLY RUGG
— brokeblak mountain (@NayukaGorrie) November 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/JamColley/status/930574304156069888
Can I just say a huge thanks to those in the queer community who have been putting themselves out there to campaign & articulate the feelings of the 🏳️🌈community? First names that spring to mind: @MagdaSzubanski, @sallyrugg for starters!
— Jess McGuire (@jessmcguire) November 14, 2017
And still others were ~respectfully~ telling all those who worked hard against today’s history ‘yes’ vote to suck eggs.
https://twitter.com/JamColley/status/930572722421112832
https://twitter.com/LucyXIV/status/930572683770654720
https://twitter.com/marrowing/status/930573113514852357
BYEEEEEEEE.
