China News Service, September 27th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, the results of the same-sex marriage referendum in Switzerland on the 26th were announced, and the support votes were far ahead. Switzerland joined many Western European countries and became a country that legalized same-sex marriage.
Supporters say that today is a "historic day" for gay human rights in Switzerland.
Data map: The gay parade.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
According to the Associated Press, the official vote count showed that 64.1% of the votes were in favor of the Swiss government's "Marriage for All" bill in the referendum, and the 26 states in the country all voted in favor of more than half.
Both the Swiss Parliament and the ruling authority, the Swiss Federal Council, support the "Marriage Equality" bill.
Olga Baranova, a spokesperson for the marriage camp, told AFP: “The Swiss voted in favor of the ballot box.”
She said: “Today (the result) is not about changing my country, but reflecting the changes in perceptions over the past 20 years. This really reflects the very acceptance of the gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in society. Broad and important."