Australia votes YES to equal marriage

[Firewire]

Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic non-binding poll.
The vote showed 61.6% of people favoured allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
The poll had 79.5% participation of eligible voters, the bureau said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41992344

[Wizard.]

I bet John James voted no

[Niamh.]

Ireland had 62.1% :hee:

[LemonJam]

the whole fiasco of having a postal vote has been totally ridiculous and a waste of money, but alas, at least the yes vote was victorious.

[reece(:]

Talent won

[Cal.]

Beautiful :love:

[Rob!]

Yassss :clap1:

[Greg!]

Oh wow legends! :love:

[Marsh.]

non-binding poll

:skull:

[Shaun]

a near-on 80% turnout is surprisingly high, unless Australian voting is always that high I guess?

[LemonJam]

a near-on 80% turnout is surprisingly high, unless Australian voting is always that high I guess?

It's compulsory for Australians to vote for political parties, so they're more used to it.

[Alf]

Marriage? That is soooooo hetro.

[BBUKAUSFAN]

its great and all but it means nothing at all for Australia, The government dont even have to do anything its all a waste of money tbh

[lostalex]

It's disgusting that there can be a vote on equal rights. The majority getting a VOTE on whether minorities should have equal rights, is just morally reprehensible.

That being said, good job Australia, and congrats.

[Eddie.]

Omg! what good news, made my day!

[Kizzy]

Great news :)

[RileyH]

I bet John James voted no

:joker:

[Beso]

Its hardly newsworthy.

[Niamh.]

It's disgusting that there can be a vote on equal rights. The majority getting a VOTE on whether minorities should have equal rights, is just morally reprehensible.

That being said, good job Australia, and congrats.

Yeah I agree, felt abit ridiculous when we were voting too. It was because it involved changing our constitution though and that always has to go to referendum

[Niamh.]

Its hardly newsworthy.

of course it is :/

[Cherie]

It was kept very quite, first I heard of it, well done Aus

[Alf]

Bloody weddings. Just an excuse to have a p!ss up and waste money.

[Livia]

So Kylie can start planning her wedding now. She always said she and her fiance wouldn't marry till gay marriage is legal in Australia.

[Northern Monkey]

So Kylie can start planning her wedding now. She always said she and her fiance wouldn't marry till gay marriage is legal in Australia.

What??

Kylie’s a lezza?

Shattered my dreams

[Crimson Dynamo]

What??

Kylie’s a lezza?

Shattered my dreams

confirmed mine

:drool:

[Northern Monkey]

confirmed mine

:drool:

Yeah i could deffo picture her eating from the bushy bowl :laugh:

[Niamh.]

What??

Kylie’s a lezza?

Shattered my dreams

No :laugh: she was saying she wouldn't marry her husband to be before it was legal for everyone to do it :laugh:

[Northern Monkey]

No :laugh: she was saying she wouldn't marry her husband to be before it was legal for everyone to do it :laugh:

Oh,Not quite so exciting then :hehe:


She’s one of them allies or something

[Livia]

What??

Kylie’s a lezza?

Shattered my dreams

NO! LOL..... she's engaged to a man. But she's a gay icon and supporter of the gay community.

[Livia]

No :laugh: she was saying she wouldn't marry her husband to be before it was legal for everyone to do it :laugh:

Oops... didn't see this before I replied.

[LemonJam]

It's disgusting that there can be a vote on equal rights. The majority getting a VOTE on whether minorities should have equal rights, is just morally reprehensible.

That being said, good job Australia, and congrats.

I agree with you. The entire postal vote and the media covering it has been a platform for no voters to spew their vitriol, which in every case has never really had a definitive point

[BBUKAUSFAN]

It was kept very quite, first I heard of it, well done Aus

Not over here it was all over the TV and advertisements.

[Beso]

of course it is :/

Maybe in australia..not first item on uk news