The Hawaii Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, and Twitter users immediately sent their congratulations to the state. With the passage, the US now has 16 states, including the District of Columbia that allow same-sex marriage.
While there were some detractors and (as always) trolls responding to the news, the social media site was generally happy about the news, and sent the topic trending quickly.
Here’s what some users had to say:
Congrats to Hawaii! HI Senate votes 19-4 for #MarriageEquality! RT #HI4M #Time4marriage https://t.co/L5IrVBFEC7 pic.twitter.com/WewHkR5W0T
— HumanRightsCampaign (@HRC) November 12, 2013
Congratulations to Hawaii Senate voting to allow #MarraigeEquality! Gov. to sign it to law tonight! — Brad Gowins (@steelsaviour) November 12, 2013
Congratulation Hawaii ! Seems that minds are changing! Hawaii Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill https://t.co/E2GqWc6VkP @ABC #MarriageEquality — Mαrιnε Anδrεα GΔ (@MarineGDufour) November 12, 2013
Aloha Hawaii!! Welcome to the #marriage equality states. Look for Dec 2. https://t.co/UmmuvXWy64
— MPFC (@MilPFC) November 12, 2013
Still, not everyone was happy with the news, including one user, who suggested the Hawaiian Senate legalized gay marriage just for the tourism:
Hawaii Senate passed the gay marriage bill. Now they await for a whole new wave of tourists :/
— Morrigan (@kaimimorrigan) November 12, 2013
The passage of the same-sex marriage law was expected, and the state Senate spent 12 hours debating the bill before taking a vote, which ended with 19 voting for, four against, and two lawmakers excused. Cheers erupted from inside and outside the gallery when the results of the vote were announced.
The vote was the second on the bill for the Senate because of changes made in the House, where the bill was changed some, then passed as well. Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who called lawmakers to a special session to debate the bill, already voiced his support for gay marriage. He added that he will sign the measure, which will allow thousands of gay couples in the state, plus even more tourists, marry starting December 2.
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