Australian Parliament approves same-sex marriage, following lengthy national debate

 Marriage equality is now a reality in Australia: The country's parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage in the commonwealth country.

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The House of Representatives passed the bill to change the definition of marriage from solely between a man and a woman to "a union of two people."

"The House of Representatives has passed the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017," tweeted the Australian House of Representatives. "The bill now goes to the Governor-General for Royal Assent."

The Equality Campaign, which had been campaigning to have the definition of marriage changed, tweeted, "It's a YES! Simply and fairly, #MarriageEquality is now law! Today our country can be truly proud. We did it together!"

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