In a column for digital magazine 80 grados, queer activist Yoryie Irizarry (@CyborgYoryie) astutely observed that this historic moment is the fruit of the LGBT community's long fight for equality: 
Katika safu ya jarida la mtandaoni 80 grados, mwanaharakati Yoryie Irizarry (@CyborgYoryie) alilitazama tukio hili la kihistoria kama matunda ya mapambano ya muda mrefu ya kudai usawa yaliyoongozwa na jumuiya ya mashoga na wasagaji: