I am grateful for the rainbow-colored smoke, confetti, and cheers that erupted in Melbourne… because Australia voted “YES” in favor of same-sex marriage.

The results of a two-month national postal survey, in which 79.5% of the population participated (damn, rock the vote!), came out with 61.6% in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage.

It’s a non-binding postal survey, so now it is in the hands of the Parliament of Australia to ratify marriage equality into law.

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, “They voted ‘yes’ for fairness, they voted ‘yes’ for commitment, they voted ‘yes’ for love.”

They voted for equal protection under the law, which stands as a vote against hateful rhetoric and against a system that relegates same-sex relationships as less than.

Read deets from CNN here.

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