Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia Tuesday Jan 09,2018

 

Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia on Tuesday Jan 09,2018 after the country's last legal impediment to gay marriage expired.

Marriage equality became law on Dec 09,2017 with overwhelming support in Parliament, but Australia's requirement that all couples give a month's notice for weddings made Tuesday Jan 09,2018 the first possible date for gay marriages

The Australian Parliament overwhelming voted for same-sex marriage after a nationwide postal survey found that 62 percent of respondents wanted marriage equality

Australia and Ireland are the only countries that have put the question of legalizing gay marriage to a popular vote.