Aussie cricketer to marry partner, after gay marriage 'yes' vote
Australian women's cricketer, Megan Schutt is set to marry her partner, Jess Holyoake, after the country voted "yes" for same-sex marriage with an impressive 61.6% voting in favor. Megan Schutt, the right-arm fast-medium bowler welcomed the 'yes' vote with a tweet saying, "It's a #YES now to plan a wedding, can't wait to marry the love of my life #ssm #lovewins #marriage equality."
Schutt's bowling stats
Schutt has represented Australia in 43 ODIs, 27 T20s during which she picked up 62 ODI wickets and 23 T20I wickets. She has 9 nine wickets in her 3 Test matches.
Australian sports bodies back same-sex marriage
Many of the Australia's sporting bodies - Cricket Australia, Australian Football League, National Rugby League, Football Federation Australia, and Australian Rugby Union - which took a public position and declared an unprecedented support for the 'yes' campaign, tweeted messages welcoming the vote. Ireland is the only other nation in the world to put the same-sex marriage issue to a popular vote.
Same-sex marriage could be legal by Christmas
With close to 62% of registered adults voting 'yes' to same-sex marriage during the two-month long postal survey, the parliament will now consider a bill to legalize same-sex weddings in its final 2-week session which is due to end on 7 December.
Sportspeople take the celebrations to social media
Following the yes vote, sportspeople from Australia took to social media to celebrate the plebiscite's outcome. This included the athletes who are openly gay, like the Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ian Thorpe, tennis player Casey Dellacqua, Cross-code star Erin Phillips, who plays basketball as well as Australia rules football league, etc.
Cricketer Alex Blackwell elated about marriage equality
Alex Blackwell, the star Aussie cricketer who played record 251 matches, is elated with the vote as her marriage to former English cricketer Lynsey Askew will now be recognized. "To be equal under the law. That's what I hope for today", she tweeted.
