Jt three weeks after a natnal referendum showed strong support for gay marriage, Parliament voted overwhelmgly to follow the public’s lead.
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THOANDS RALLY FOR GAY MARRIAGE ATRALIA AHEAD OF VOTE
Thirteen years after changg the Marriage Act to explicly forbid same-sex unns, feral policians voted to undo the last major piece of discrimatn agast gay and lbian followed last month's emphatic rolutn of the Atralian public the postal survey to jo the rt of the English-speakg world by embracg marriage vote the Hoe of Reprentativ, mut before 6pm on Thursday, me after last week's vote the Senate, meang the law has now passed both ho of Parliament. Government gay marriage supporters Tim Wilson and Warren Entsch embrace as Trent Zimmerman watch Alex EllghsenAttorney-General Gee Brandis advised the law would formally change on Saturday, allowg same-sex upl to lodge a Notice of Intend Marriage om this mimum notice perd is one month, meang the first legally regnised same-sex weddg uld take place on January 9.
" referrg to Liberal MP Warren Entsch, a long-time gay rights advote and ally. Numero well-known gay and lbian Atralians were prent to wns the historic moment, cludg Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe and actrs Magda Szubanski.
"Thorpe, who stggled wh his sexualy for many years and me out publicly 2014, said was a "momento day" for young gay and lbian people. "While gay rights mpaigners have fought for marriage equaly for s, the direct path to Thursday's vote began two years ago when the former Abbott ernment announced would settle the qutn of same-sex marriage by a public Turnbull ntued that policy, but was blocked by opponents the Senate. "LoadgVeteran gay rights mpaigner Rodney Croome dited the victory to those who had mpaigned over many years, cludg those who had died before the law was changed.